There are two main varieties of bananas‚ the fruit or sweet banana and the plantain. The fruit banana is eaten raw out of hand when it turns yellow and develops a succulent sweetness with a soft‚ smooth‚ creamy‚ yet firm pulp. The plantain‚ a cooking banana‚ is also referred to as the meal‚ vegetable or horse banana. Plantains have lower water content‚ making them drier and starchier than fruit bananas. Bananas and plantains are today grown in every humid tropical region and constitute the 4th largest
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The January 12‚ 2010 Haiti Earthquake caused an enormous destruction in the Caribbean nation. Hospitals and government buildings collapsed along with an unbelievable amount of homes. Tens of thousands of people were killed‚ and many more were wounded. The disaster added more misery to people already struggling to get by with everyday life. Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world. The January 12 quake demolished almost every major building in Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti’s capital. About 5‚000 schools
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Cuban foods? Black beans‚ white rice‚ yellow rice‚ citrus marinades garlic and plantain. 2. Compare and contrast their cuisine to what you generally eat. We basically eat the same thing the plantain and the rice but they eat garlic and I don’t. 3. What Cuban food have you tried before? Did you like it? If you have not tried any‚ what do you think you’d like and why? A Cuban food I have tried before was plantain I kind of liked it but it was a little bit to salty. B. Cuban pastime 1
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New Scientist (Reed Business Information) 16 (307): 36–39. ISSN 0262-4079. Retrieved June 11‚ 2011. 10. ^ Markku Häkkinen & Edmond De Langhe (2001). Musa acuminata in Northern Borneo. International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP). Retrieved June 11‚ 2011. 11. ^ a b c d S. D. Doijode (2001). Seed storage of horticultural crops. Routledge. pp. 69–71. ISBN 978-1-56022-901-8. 13. ^ a b Michael Pillay & Abdou Tenkouano (2011). Banana Breeding and Production. CRC
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A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants of the genus Musa.[1] (In some countries‚ bananas used for cooking may be called plantains.) The fruit is variable in size‚ color and firmness‚ but is usually elongated and curved‚ with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be green‚ yellow‚ red‚ purple‚ or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the top of the plant. Almost all modern edible parthenocarpic (seedless) bananas
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composed of potatoes‚ chicken‚ and herbs. However‚ further south in the city of Cali a popular dish is sancocho de gallina‚ this dish is made up chicken‚ cilantro‚ plantain‚ corn‚ yucca root‚ and numerous seasonings. Up north in the city of Medellin a common dish in Bandeja Paisa‚ this dish is composed of beans‚ white rice‚ fried eggs‚ plantain‚ avocado‚ ground meat‚ pork sausage‚ and arepa. In the
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The Spiritan founders and sponsors of Duquesne University have always believed in welcoming all and excluding none; which is why the students‚ faculty and staff of this university come from a collection of different ethnicities‚ races‚ cultures and backgrounds. Diversity is something that is important to me and Duquesne University. Being an Carribean-American woman‚ from the suburbs of Middletown‚ Delaware will make me a minority in the city of Pittsburg. Being that the foundation of Duquesne University’s
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Bananas The banana plant‚ or Musa acuminata‚ is one of the most important fruiting plants on Earth. This plant belongs to the Musaceae family‚ also known as the “banana family”. The genus Musa refers to “large herbaceous flowering plants” with fruit that is usually elongated and curved‚ with a yellow‚ purple‚ or red rind covering soft starchy fruit (Merriam-Webster). Banana plants are often mistaken for trees‚ because their “false stem” or pseudostem resembles a tree trunk. However‚ trees are dicots
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varieties of banana fruit A banana plant on Banana Island inLuxor‚ Egypt A banana is an edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants of the genus Musa.[1] (In some countries‚ bananas used for cooking may be called plantains.) The fruit is variable in size‚ color and firmness‚ but is usually elongated and curved‚ with soft flesh rich in starch covered with a rind which may be green‚ yellow‚ red‚ purple‚ or brown when ripe. The fruits grow in clusters hanging from the
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locked. “It is no use‚ young man‚ you can’t open it!”‚ said exclaimed. I pounded harder and cried but knew there was no use so I went for an axe. When I returned I hear her gentle voice say “John dear! The key is down by the front steps‚ under a plantain
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