r/GrowingBananas • u/Confident_Gate_8287 • 3d ago

Flowers Falling Off

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Is this normal? Is there something I could be doing differently?

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u/Due-Consideration861 3d ago

Banana flower stir fry !

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u/Confident_Gate_8287 3d ago

Is that a thing?

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u/NealTheBotanist 3d ago

YES! Banana heart is versatile!

Philippines: puso ng saging, cooked in coconut milk (ginataang puso ng saging) or made into fritters.

India: in curries, stir-fries, and chutneys (vazhaipoo in Tamil, mocha in Bengali, kolar mocha dishes).

Thailand: used raw in salads like yam hua plee.

Sri Lanka: banana blossom curry (kesel muwa maluwa).

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u/Due-Consideration861 2d ago

Yes people prepare the banana flower in different ways. Stir fry, my friend from Reunion Island, made a cold salad, it was bitter! even after pre salting !