A red banana. Exotic fruit from Costa Rica

Banana - a delicacy delicious and useful. On the shelves of domestic stores until recently, it was possible to meet only ordinary yellow bananas. Today their range has expanded considerably. The choice of the potential buyer offers fruit of small size or red and black colors. Red banana is no longer exotic and pleases its unusual taste of our compatriots.

For the first time this fruit began to grow in Costa Rica. From its classic fodder colleague, it differs not only in the reddish-violet color of the peel, but also in the original sweetish taste, in addition, it has a pronounced smell of raspberry. During transportation, the fruit hardens hard, its flesh becomes more fibrous. Try it preferably only torn from the tree. Unfortunately, this is not possible. True, there is a secret of the return of amazing taste qualities. To do this, the fruit is soaked in warm water for a couple of hours, after it is wiped dry and left in a dark place with a low temperature for several days. In the future, store fruit is recommended at room temperature. Red banana almost does not include fats, it is low-calorie, consists of carbohydrates, proteins, contains vitamins A and C, iron. It should be noted that the fruit contains a lot of sugar, so do not take them in large amounts.

Those who first see this fruit, I wonder how they eat red bananas? In fact, there are no special recommendations for this. They are perfectly combined with citrus in salads, and also they are added to milkshakes. There are such bananas should be the same as usual. As a rule, they are served in slicing with rings, with or without skin, and also whole fruit. A chopped banana without skin is recommended to be a dessert fork, if necessary, then it can be cleaned with a knife and the same fork. The whole fruit should be cleaned with hands, not with appliances, before cutting.

As for the customs of cooking this fruit in his homeland, there he successfully acts as a garnish for fish and seafood. A red banana in the overseas countries is not accepted to eat raw. The most simple dish can be made by frying the fruits and adding honey to them. The recipe prescribes to clean fruits, cut them into slices, put in vegetable oil in a frying pan and simmer over low heat. In conclusion, the already prepared food is abundantly watered with honey. There are other original recipes, including red bananas. How to cook, for example, these fruits with bacon Ohm? The fruit is cut lengthwise into two equal parts, each of which is covered with a thin sheet of bacon. Bananas should be roasted until the bacon becomes slightly transparent. The excellent side dish will be such fruits and to meat, they can be extinguished, as well as ordinary potatoes.

Buying a red banana, it should be remembered that they are usually brought to us in an immature form. To ensure that the fruits were not green and unripe in use, leave them to lie down for a couple of days.