Quotulatiousness

July 9, 2020

Victorian Banana Candy or why does banana candy typically not taste like bananas?

Filed under: Food, History — Tags: , — Nicholas @ 02:00

Lofty Pursuits
Published 8 Aug 2017

Buy these candies at http://www.pd.net

Watch banana candies being formed by hand using Victorian techniques and discover why banana candy typically does not taste like what you think a banana should taste like. Also explore the weirdness of the banana plant and the correct way to peel a banana.

More information about the Secret Life of the City Banana:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/04/ny…

Banana with seeds photo By Warut Roonguthai – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index…

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