Very nice banana photos Jonna! My late grandmother used to be a banana merchant
Looking at the bananas sold here in the US, I miss the different bananas we have in the Phil
Sometimes I see some get shipped here in the US but too darn expensive and bruised..well of course shipping costs money.. I really love the little banana we call princesa which literally means princess. Sweet, small and cute to see when sold as one whole cluster of fruits!
Banana plants are so useful ornamentally and more! Their leaves can be used as dinner plate covers, or picnic table covers for that festive island look, or to make ironing glide smoothly, just let that flat iron sit awhile on that banana leaf, or you can also cook ground meat with egg wrapped in banana leaves so yummy!!! I remember neighbors will just come by asking if they can have one whole spread of the banana leaf
Too bad the urban building jungle is spreading so much and I can only see banana plants in the provinces.
And mangoes! Yum, Philippine mangoes are so delicious and sweet, especially coming from the Cebu & Guimaras islands. Well, some people like the unripe mangoes too and they eat it with a side salty dish that offsets the tart tangy taste of unripe mangoes.
