The Banana Blog
The Banana Blog is home to our recipes and banana knowledge so you can love bananas as much as we do.
Some interesting banana facts to get you started:
Why is a banana called a banana?
A banana, is called such because it derives from the word, “banan” which is an Arabic word meaning “finger.” Somewhat resembling the shape of a human digit, a single banana is called a finger and is attached to a group of other bananas called a “hand.”
The average stem can produce up to 240 bananas.
Every stem produces 9 to 12 hands (rows of bananas). And every hand grows from 14 to 20 fingers (or individual bananas)
There are often 6 to 20 bananas in a bunch.

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