I mentioned in my last post, what I’m eating these days, that I can eat upwards of 30 bananas a day. I wouldn’t eat them if they didn’t taste good and In this article,you’ll find out one simple trick to get the best tasting bananas.
The best part of this trick? You don’t have to do anything but wait.
Wait till it’s Spotted
I see so many people chomping down on these perfect looking golden yellow bananas. Those bananas might look perfect but they could taste waaay better. Why? Because that banana’s not ripe.Ripe bananas taste better.
The reason ripe bananas taste better is because during the ripening process the starch to sugar ratio changes. When the banana ripens the amount of sugars increase while the amount of starch decreases. Sugar tastes good. Starches are bland and boring.
(Photo: Unripe Bananas)
Seriously. Just wait.
How You Know They’re Ripe
The bananas aren’t ripe until they’re spotted. I know, it’s hard to wait until they get spotted, but it’s worth it for superior taste.
It almost seems a little counter intuitive, but that’s the way nature made em. Those spots on the peel signal that they are ready to eat.
Many people won’t even eat a spotted banana because they think it’s bad, spoiled, gross, or yucky. I was one of those people when I was a kid too. Time to grow up people!
(Photo: Ripe Bananas) 
Taste Test
Don’t believe me? Do the banana taste test.
I’ve done this test with a few people and they all preferred my ripened banana over their unripened banana.
Get a ripe banana (yellow w/ spots) and an unripe banana (yellow w/ no spots). Take a bite out of the unripe banana. Chew. Swallow. Notice the taste. Next, take your ripened spotted banana and do the same. Viola! Behold the superior sweetness and flavor of the ripe banana!
Excuses
People eating unripe bananas give me the excuse that bananas are too sweet when they’re spotted. Lame.
Too Sweet? Really? I’ll see this person gorging themselves on ice cream or cookies sometime later. Maybe they’re just comfortable deluding themselves. A ripe banana is definitely not sweeter than a big bowl of chocolate ice cream. Lots healthier too.
Wait till they’re ripe for a tasty delight!
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AWESOME Blog Post, Tom!
YAAYYY BANANAS!!!
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Tom I can honestly say that this did help even though I’m not much of a banana eat (texture if key here). But I must ask, when they are spotted and better tasting are they mushier? Also how long does it take for a banana to get spotted approx?
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Tom Reply:
November 4th, 2009 at 12:01 am
If you wait Too long they’ll get mushy. Keep an eye on em and eat when they’re juuust right!
For how long it depends on what they look like when you buy them. If they’re green it will take about 5-6 days. If they’re golden yellow they’ll ripen in 2-3 days.
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Great blog post.
People really need to learn about bananas, it seems. This summer, I was bringing some ripe bananas to school, and a couple of people asked me why I would bring such “ugly” bananas. They didn’t believe me when I told them they’re better this way.
I’ll admit that I’m quite impatient and often eat them too early, but I try to let them ripen.
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Tom Holowka Reply:
November 7th, 2009 at 8:24 am
Thanks Vik.
You should give them the taste test next time at school!!
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Interesting…
you claim that bananas are sweeter when they are ripe. I’m not going to argue, I only call it a claim because I haven’t tested it for myself (but I will now).
But is that the only reason to eat them when they’re spotted?
Are they healthier for you ripe?
If they have the same health value, I think I’ll keep eating them when they are yellow… because I really don’t care if they’re a little sweeter…
Either way, interesting post
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Tom Holowka Reply:
November 9th, 2009 at 3:49 am
It really depends on what you believe about health and nutrition; a field where it’s difficult to know what to believe because there’s a lot of conflicting information out. Sugar-phobes praise the green banana because it’s starchy and has less sugar. From what I understand the body is fueled on sugar, and the sugar found in fruit is the healthiest kind. So you’d want to eat the fruit at peak ripeness, before it starts to go bad.
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Wow, thanks for sharing this. Everyone always told me ripe ones were better, but I never believed it. I’m going to try the experiment you suggest. I always avoid ripe bananas, but I guess I’ve been running away from the wrong food.
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Tom Holowka Reply:
November 10th, 2009 at 12:50 am
You won’t be disappointed Chris!
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A post on bananas, the 30 banana (anana?, no wait, that’s french for pineapple), eating made me laugh
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Yesss! That’s how it should be eaten. I can’t understand people buying the greenest banana at the supermarket. It is even better when you pick ripe from the plant.
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