Culture Banana

1 culture

1.1 food , cooking

1.1.1 fruit
1.1.2 flower
1.1.3 leaves
1.1.4 trunk


1.2 fiber

1.2.1 textiles
1.2.2 paper


1.3 cultural roles

1.3.1 arts
1.3.2 religion , popular beliefs
1.3.3 racist symbol
1.3.4 unicode


1.4 other uses

culture
food , cooking

fruit

bananas staple starch many tropical populations. depending upon cultivar , ripeness, flesh can vary in taste starchy sweet, , texture firm mushy. both skin , inner part can eaten raw or cooked. primary component of aroma of fresh bananas isoamyl acetate (also known banana oil), which, along several other compounds such butyl acetate , isobutyl acetate, significant contributor banana flavor.

during ripening process, bananas produce gas ethylene, acts plant hormone , indirectly affects flavor. among other things, ethylene stimulates formation of amylase, enzyme breaks down starch sugar, influencing taste of bananas. greener, less ripe bananas contain higher levels of starch and, consequently, have starchier taste. on other hand, yellow bananas taste sweeter due higher sugar concentrations. furthermore, ethylene signals production of pectinase, enzyme breaks down pectin between cells of banana, causing banana soften ripens.

bananas eaten deep fried, baked in skin in split bamboo, or steamed in glutinous rice wrapped in banana leaf. bananas can made jam. banana pancakes popular amongst backpackers , other travelers in south asia , southeast asia. has elicited expression banana pancake trail places in asia cater group of travelers. banana chips snack produced sliced dehydrated or fried banana or plantain, have dark brown color , intense banana taste. dried bananas ground make banana flour. extracting juice difficult, because when banana compressed, turns pulp. bananas feature prominently in philippine cuisine, being part of traditional dishes , desserts maruya, turón, , halo-halo or saba con yelo. of these dishes use saba or cardaba banana cultivar. bananas commonly used in cuisine in south-indian state of kerala, steamed (puzhungiyathu), made curries, fried chips (upperi) or fried in batter (pazhampori). pisang goreng, bananas fried batter similar filipino maruya or kerala pazhampori, popular dessert in malaysia, singapore, , indonesia. similar dish known in united kingdom , united states banana fritters.

plantains used in various stews , curries or cooked, baked or mashed in same way potatoes, such pazham pachadi prepared in kerala.

seeded bananas (musa balbisiana), 1 of forerunners of common domesticated banana, sold in markets in indonesia.

flower

banana hearts used vegetable in south asian , southeast asian cuisine, either raw or steamed dips or cooked in soups, curries , fried foods. flavor resembles of artichoke. artichokes, both fleshy part of bracts , heart edible.

leaves

banana leaves large, flexible, , waterproof. used ecologically friendly disposable food containers or plates in south asia , several southeast asian countries. in indonesian cuisine, banana leaf employed in cooking method called pepes , botok; banana leaf packages containing food ingredients , spices cooked on steam, in boiled water or grilled on charcoal. in south indian states of tamil nadu, karnataka, andhra pradesh , kerala in every occasion food must served in banana leaf , part of food banana served. steamed dishes impart subtle sweet flavor. serve wrapping grilling food. leaves contain juices, protect food burning , add subtle flavor. in tamil nadu (india) leaves dried , used packing material food stuffs , making cups hold liquid foods. in central american countries, banana leaves used wrappers tamales.

trunk

the tender core of banana plant s trunk used in south asian , southeast asian cuisine, , notably in burmese dish mohinga.

fiber
textiles

banana fiber harvested pseudostems , leaves of plant has been used textiles in asia since @ least 13th century. both fruit-bearing , fibrous varieties of banana plant have been used. in japanese system kijōka-bashōfu, leaves , shoots cut plant periodically ensure softness. harvested shoots first boiled in lye prepare fibers yarn-making. these banana shoots produce fibers of varying degrees of softness, yielding yarns , textiles differing qualities specific uses. example, outermost fibers of shoots coarsest, , suitable tablecloths, while softest innermost fibers desirable kimono , kamishimo. traditional japanese cloth-making process requires many steps, performed hand.

in nepalese system trunk harvested instead, , small pieces subjected softening process, mechanical fiber extraction, bleaching , drying. after that, fibers sent kathmandu valley use in rugs silk-like texture. these banana fiber rugs woven traditional nepalese hand-knotting methods, , sold rugmark certified.

in south indian state of tamil nadu after harvesting fruit trunk (outer layer of shoot) made fine thread used in making of flower garlands instead of thread.

in india, banana fiber separator machine has been developed, takes agricultural waste of local banana harvests , extracts strands of fiber.

paper

banana fiber used in production of banana paper. banana paper made 2 different parts: bark of banana plant, used artistic purposes, or fibers of stem , non-usable fruits. paper either hand-made or industrial process.

cultural roles








arts

the song yes! have no bananas written frank silver , irving cohn , released in 1923; many decades, best-selling sheet music in history. since song has been rerecorded several times , has been particularly popular during banana shortages.
a person slipping on banana peel has been staple of physical comedy generations. american comedy recording 1910 features popular character of time, uncle josh , claiming describe own such incident:

now don t think of man throws banana peelin on sidewalk, , don t think of banana peel throws man on sidewalk neither ... foot hit bananer peelin , went in air, , come down ker-plunk, jist pickin myself little boy come runnin across street ... says, oh mister, won t please agin? little brother didn t see it.

the poet bashō named after japanese word banana plant. bashō planted in garden grateful student became source of inspiration poetry, symbol of life , home.
the cover artwork debut album of velvet underground features banana made andy warhol. on original vinyl lp version, design allowed listener peel banana find pink, peeled phallic banana on inside.

religion , popular beliefs

nang tani, female ghost of thai folklore haunts banana plants

in burma, bunches of green bananas surrounding green coconut in tray form important part of traditional offerings buddha , nats.

in important festivals , occasions of hindus, serving of bananas plays prominent part. traditionally in tamil marriages, banana plants tied on both sides of entrance of houses bless newlyweds useful each other. banana 1 of 3 fruits significance, others being mango , jack fruit.

in thailand, believed type of banana plants may inhabited spirit, nang tani, type of ghost related trees , similar plants manifests young woman. people tie length of colored satin cloth around pseudostem of banana plants.

in malay folklore, ghost known pontianak associated banana plants (pokok pisang), , spirit said reside in them during day.

racist symbol

there long racist history of describing people of african descent being more monkeys humans, , due assumption in popular culture monkeys bananas, bananas have been used in symbolic acts of hate speech. in april 2014, during match @ villarreal s stadium, el madrigal, dani alves targeted villareal supporter david campaya lleo, threw banana @ him. alves picked banana, peeled , took bite, , meme went viral on social media in support of him. racist taunts ongoing problem in football. bananas hung nooses around campus of american university in may 2017 after student body elected first black woman student government president.

unicode

the unicode standard includes emoji character u+1f34c 🍌 banana (html 🍌).

other uses

the large leaves may used umbrellas.
banana peel may have capability extract heavy metal contamination river water, similar other purification materials. in 2007, banana peel powder tested means of filtration heavy metals , radionuclides occurring in water produced nuclear , fertilizer industries (cadmium contaminant present in phosphates). when added , thoroughly mixed 40 minutes, powder can remove 65% of heavy metals, , can repeated.




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