Yes, they are good fried although I prefer the large 'macho' type when they are green for frying. More of a starch and less a dessert. I've filled the freezer again and I have made a couple batches of banana bread to give away. There is another bunch coming but it looks very small and scraggly, I think the timing has a lot to do with how they develop. This last bunch was on the stalk for months through what passes for winter here, not as warm at night and lower humidity. It just got larger and fuller from all that time on the stalk. This new bunch was formed in the winter and it shows the less than optimal conditions. The bloom was smaller, there are less fruit in the bunch and they are smaller even at this early stage than the other one was. It's interesting.
I'm thinking of getting a pup of the small, sweet red bananas. They are called manzanas here or apples. The plant gets much taller with narrower leaves than the ones I have, it's a much less attractive plant. However, I think I can hide it in the middle of my broad leafed and I know I like the fruit better.
