I was in Taiwan on a project working in the jungle with some local workers. (The resident engineers wouldn’t go off the road!).
We took a break and one of the workers came back with a huge bunch of bananas. Very small (maybe 4 to 5 inches long) and brown to black in color. They looked rotten, but they were all eating them so I gave it a try.
It was unbelievable how tasty it was. Had a very strong banana taste - like banana taffy candy or whatever it was I used to have as a kid. I don’t recall the texture, but the taste was exceptional. Our store-bought bananas have no taste as far as I can tell in comparison.
Yes, there are very tasty cultivars out there, but because of size, color or other ‘defects’ aren’t suitable for the American market.. When I was a kid Red Bananas were sought after for their flavor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_banana
You may have been eating them in Taiwan!!!.................