Did you know that banana's aren't really fruit but an...
Herb. Yep, my ds came in an said mom did you know a banana is an herb. I was like no son it is a fruit. So DH looked it up and yes indeed it is an herb. Huh, who knew after 38 almost 39 years I learn something new.
Is a banana a fruit or a herb?
Both. A banana (the yellow thing you peel and eat) is undoubtedly a fruit (containing the seeds of the plant: see 'Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?), though since commercially grown banana plants are sterile, the seeds are reduced to little specks. The banana plant is called a 'banana tree' in popular use, but it's technically regarded as a herbaceous plant (or 'herb'), not a tree, because the stem does not contain true woody tissue.
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LOL Yeah, I was just floored by the herb part.
Quoting huntersmama711:
I had to google that myself. Lol. Technically bananas are both herb and fruit tho
Same with corn. It's a vegetable and a starch.
Quoting huntersmama711:
I had to google that myself. Lol. Technically bananas are both herb and fruit tho
With light and love
Yeah that is how I feel too. LOL
Quoting bebe_ju-rah:
I refuse to accept this. I also refuse to accept that tomatoes are fruit! Lol
i heard this on an old alton brown show, good eats, he did a segment on everything banana-y or everything herby
did you know you can eat every part of the banana, including the peel? we're actually missing out on some good stuff eating just the flesh of the nanner
If you had to go 90 days without
- scoutfamilyof7
on Jan. 5, 2013 at 8:42 PM