On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 9:02 AM, Perry E. Metzger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [1] My favourite are the red ones -- any idea what they're called?
I only know of it by its name in Tamil, where it has the rather obvious name of red banana. > I feel deprived. I have never tasted any banana other than a > Cavendish, and I'm reliably told that they're really not very tasty > compared to most other types. India does indeed have lots of varieties of banana, but I've also seen more than a few disappear without much notice. India for the most part lacks the ability to see the big picture in any societal context because of the utter lack of research bodies. Very often we have only a vague idea that something must have happened because things have changed. Cheeni
