Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 Nice piece indeed. However there is an old saying "Bhojanãnte kadali", which means one should take banana after meals. How do we reconcile this? Any suggestion?Rahul D <bruntno1 wrote: Working for God on earth does not pay much, but His Retirement plan is out of this world. Help someone have a nice day, visit www.thehungersite.com Rahul, TV dinner still cooling?Check out "Tonight's Picks" on TV. Shape in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://us.rd./evt=48517/*http://surveylink./gmrs/_panel_invite.asp?a=7 hot CTA = Join our Network Research Panel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 23, 2007 Report Share Posted May 23, 2007 (Please do not include large files in your responses in consideration for others. Moderator's request)Banana is not a fruit it is a herb.Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 24, 2007 Report Share Posted May 24, 2007 Technically the banana is a fruit. It is in the wild, the result of pollination, and a way of sexual reproduction. Where male and female genes come together that is a fruit. Now the way of growing bananas is through tissue culture, or farmers just propogate the suckers from the base of the plant. Herb refers to the habit of the plant. The banana is not woody like the apple, which is a tree. What part of the plant is eaten? When we use leaves of basil and coriander we call them herbs. The banana has a lot of sugar, good sugars, but if stuck behind slowly digesting foods such as meat and grain, they do produce fermentation and digestive difficulties. In traditionally served meals, a piece of banana and a spoonful of sugar is placed first on the leaf or plate. Ayurveda suggests we use all six flavours in a meal. I think the banana is eaten first, and the meal ends with payasam or rice pudding. Also we must think of what we eat these day. A cheese pizza or Mac followed by banana is disaster!Jane MacRoss <highfield1 wrote: (Please do not include large files in your responses in consideration for others. Moderator's request)Banana is not a fruit it is a herb.Jane Looking for people who are YOUR TYPE? Find them here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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