The Answer is: You can't easily can bananas on their own. Not safe. Too little acid. Too dense. Botulism abounding. If you were to find canned bananas in a store, they would be high-pressure canned to be safe. It still seems like a "yuk" to me. You might as well try to can lettuce, too.
But that's not the banana news - it is about banana peels and how they seem to turn into "bacon". One article introduces the topic with the caution: texture-wise, banana peels can be a little tough and bitter. A few ideas below:
1. banana peel bacon - it doesn't taste like chicken and it doesn't taste like bacon
2. banana peel thoran - a hot-vegetable stir-fry from India
3. banana peel vegan pulled pork sandwich - the secret? use plantains and 'pull' the skin
4. banana peel cake with brown sugar frosting - instead of mayo ad ripened banana peels
5. banana peel curry - just throw the pieces into the wok with a couple of spices
6. banana tea - first wash off the pesticides and wax...
7. b.l.t. - might I just respond with: ha ha!
These all have a bit of a "yuk" factor for me. So I went checking for what is really going on. It took a bit before I found a real article in the Washington Post. This would be a source that might be more trusted than typical "hack" news on the web. The article is HERE.
"... two British TV chefs have recently drawn attention for recipes using peels — Nigella Lawson mixed hers with cauliflower, and Nadiya Hussain suggested turning them into a substitute for pulled pork or chicken. The New York Times wrote about the across-the-pond phenomenon, citing a Guardian story that asked, “Are banana skins about to become a must-eat ingredient?”
The decision for or against "new bacon" comes down to "bacon essence." It is simple: there are people willing to go with liquid smoke, smoked paprika and maple syrup on something black and crispy. It is sufficient to make their bacon experience come alive. That's fair enough.
And bananas? They are the subject of thousands of jokes. Here are a few: “I am going bananas!”
That’s what I say to my bananas before I leave the house. Why did the banana go out with the prune?
Because he couldn’t find a date. Why do bananas never get lonely?
Because they hang out in bunches. What do you call bananas who are friends with monkeys?
A bunch of idiots.
And our picture? Here's another orchid from last week's show.
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