Blue Java Banana - Taste Vanilla Ice Cream

The Internet is going crazy over something and that thing is Blue Java Bananas. If you are an ice cream lover, you also must try the Blue Java Banana. They are probably most delicious, rich and sweet treat, you will ever have. These rare bananas quickly melt in the mouth and taste just like an ice cream having vanilla flavor. These delicious bananas are also called “Ice cream bananas” as its consistency is similar to an ice cream and flavor is similar to vanilla.

Blue Java Bananas are hardy, cold tolerant and wind resistant because of their strong root systems and pseudostems. These are popular for its sweet aromatic fruit. These rare blue bananas are said to have an ice cream consistency and flavor reminiscent of Vanilla. Blue Bananas are triploid hybrid of seeded bananas Musa Acuminata and Musa Balbisiana.

Blue Java bananas can grow to a height of 15 to 20 ft. The leaves of these bananas are silvery green in color. The fruit bunches are small which bear only seven to nine bananas. Bananas are silvery blue in color when unripe. When ripe, they turn into a pale yellow color, with white creamy flesh.

Blue Java Banana is also known by many other names. In Fiji they are known as Hawaiian Banana, in Hawaii as Ice Cream Banana, in Philippines as Krie and in Central America as Cenizo.

Blue Java bananas are originally from Southeast Asia. They are primarily grown in South Asia and Hawaiian islands, but now they are also grown in the southern US. These bananas are cold tolerant and can grow even at temperatures below freezing point. Usually they require a temperature of 40 Fahrenheit for optimal growth. The Blue Banana plants can survive in USDA plant hardiness zones, making South Carolina, Louisiana, Texas, Florida and California prime locations to plant.