The best banana and plantain varieties
The top 3 according to 49 votes from people: Dwarf Cavendish · Red banana · Canary Islands banana. (Updated Jun 1, 2019.)
Cavendish, Gros Michel, Canary Islands banana, Lady Finger, red banana and plantains: the best-known varieties.
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Top 17
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Dwarf Cavendish
Short-stemmed Cavendish.
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2
Red banana
Reddish skin and sweet flesh with a raspberry hint.
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3
Canary Islands banana
Dwarf Cavendish-type banana from the Canary Islands, with PGI.
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4
Lady Finger
Small, slender and very sweet.
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5
Nendran
Kerala plantain for cooking and chips.
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6
Gros Michel
The dominant banana until the 1950s, nearly wiped out by Panama disease.
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7
Grand Nain
Mid-sized, widely grown Cavendish.
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8
Mysore
Small banana widely grown in India.
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9
Pisang Ambon
Indonesian dessert variety.
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10
Goldfinger
Disease-resistant Honduran hybrid.
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11
Latundan
The Philippine silk banana, slightly tart.
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12
Pisang Raja
Indonesian banana with orange-yellow flesh.
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13
French plantain
Cooking plantain for frying, patacones or mofongo.
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14
Horn plantain
Large plantain with few hands.
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15
Rhino Horn
Plantain with huge, curved fruit.
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16
Ney Poovan
Small and fragrant, from South India.
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Cavendish
The world's most traded banana.
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Comments (5)
Patacones con plátano macho bien verde, lo mejor de la costa
El plátano de Canarias primero, como debe ser. Las motitas son señal de que está en su punto.
Ojo, Canarias en una lista mundial... un poco de favoritismo, ¿no? 😄
Es que no hay comparación con la banana de supermercado
Dicen que el sabor artificial de plátano de los caramelos viene del Gros Michel