for small monkeys, obviously

  wee bananas 
  Originally uploaded by goingdomestic

These wee little bananas are a staple at Thai grocery stores and produce stalls, as far as I can tell. They taste like a regular North American garden variety banana, though I think that their flesh is tad yellower. I love bananas, but I don't buy them as often here as I did in Canada - they ripen faster than I can eat them in this climate!

This week I've been good about freezing what we can't eat - I have one tub of mashed bananas awaiting reincarnation as banana bread, and two more tubs of sliced frozen banana for smoothies (frozen fruit is way to go for smoothies - much better than ice cubes). I've run out of storage containers now ...

Comments

[Joy]

Just a thought...you can freeze the bananas in their skins for use later in smoothies and breads. It's a little messier, but no dishes to wash or store! (oh and the skin turns black when frozen but that's normal!)

[Ani]

Hah for small monkeys!

[chronicler]

Those are my favorite bananas! They freeze really well, and make a great ice cream.

[nonlineargirl]

I'm with you on freezing bananas for smoothies. Why water down the smoothie with ice? (Mmm, smoothie...)