Where I come from (St. Lucia) they are called "green gold" because they were the main source of domestic product upon becoming independent. Now tourism plays a larger role but the name stuck.
Yellow bananas are also green before ripening. There are quiter a few varieties of bananas however and some of them are green.
The green spots on bananas are caused by a natural process called chlorophyll breakdown. These spots are safe to eat and do not indicate that the banana is spoiled.
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You have to give me a number of choices for me to tell you which one is indeed green gold.
Unripe bananas are green and quite firm. Green bananas are often fried and used as a vegetable in some recipes.
well, if you LIKE green bananas: eat it. if you DON'T: wait for it to ripen
If you buy green bananas they will be ready to eat in about 3-5 days, so if your going on a 4 day trip you can eat your once green bananas when you get home; otherwise I have no clue except that they are harder than regular bananas. What if your "trip" is dying, so you won't ever be coming home to eat your once green bananas? Is that what it means?
Well yellow bananas are ripened bananas. Just like any other fruit a ripened banana is less dense than a green, unripened one.
yes they are.
it refers to uncertainty about the near future... if you buy green bananas you may not be here for when ripe.
The texture is called fiber. It is more noticable when the banana is firm or green.