how do you peel a banana?

yo'ma

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 9:46 am

Do you peel it from the top, the stem, or the bottom? I've always done it from the top and then a friend of mine said the correct way is from the bottom. That's the way monkeys do it and I guess if you want to learn the right way to eat a banana, you learn from monkeys Smile

, but then again, when was the last time you saw a monkey throw the peel in the garbage Wink

? I did it a few times from the bottom, but then you always have that little piece that's on the bottom of the banana which I don't like. How do you peel it? Very Happy

Scrabble123

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 9:50 am

I usually open them from the stem (what you call the top), but if they are not so ripe or difficult to twist, then I just pinch what you call the bottom and peel like a monkey. It's easier to pinch the bottom and allows for a more intact banana!

HonesttoGod

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 10:17 am

I laughed when I read this because I have always opened it from the top, the stem, it is the easiest way. Takes a second.

But last week my kid decided that they have to open it from the bottom. And managed quite nicely. I thought it was so weird.

Hashem_Yaazor

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 11:11 am

I'm the one who voted like monkeys. I switched a few months ago after being told it's the correct way, and it's so easy! Just give a little pinch because there is an air pocket, and there is no stuck peel no matter if it's just barely ripe...

busydev

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 11:29 am

when its a perfectly ripe banana and the stem peels no problem I do it from the stem.

if it gives me the slightest bit of resistance I pinch the bottom and done.

so I picked other

PinkFridge

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 11:36 am

Wow. I never heard of doing it from the bottom. I thought it must be a southern hemisphere thing.

yo'ma

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 12:28 pm

PinkFridge wrote:

Wow. I never heard of doing it from the bottom. I thought it must be a southern hemisphere thing.

My dd did it yesterday from the bottom and that's why I posted, but I don't know where she learned it from. My friend that I mentioned that says she does it that way I met in NY and she's from one of the stan countries, but grew up in Israel. Not a southern hemisphere thing Wink

Lady Bug

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 2:29 pm

Other - I cut a slit lengthwise through the peel and then cut circles out of the banana. Then I peel each circle, starting at the slit, while I eat. Somehow, the banana flavor is less overwhelming that way.

busydev

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 2:40 pm

my halacha teacher in 10th grade (talking over 10 years ago) told us about opening it like that and said that some rav(maybe Rabbi Kamentesky?- not sure which one) said to open it that way since that was the way it was intended to be open or something.

causemommysaid

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 3:17 pm

other

there is no option for throwing it against the wall till soft and getting out my spoon....

I feel obligated to post this:

http://www.amazon.com/ss/custo.....nts=1

Barbara

Fri, Aug 08 2014, 3:26 pm

8 -- count 'em, 8 -- ways to peel a banana

http://www.wikihow.com/Peel-a-Banana

JoyInTheMorning

Sun, Aug 10 2014, 6:52 pm

busydev wrote:

So how to peel a banana is now a matter of halacha? I have a hard time believing that.

I voted from the top, but I recently read (on one of those "You're doing it all wrong" sites) that doing it from the bottom was better. I tried it, but I still prefer doing it from the top.

PinkFridge

Mon, Aug 11 2014, 11:16 am

Barbara wrote:

8 -- count 'em, 8 -- ways to peel a banana

http://www.wikihow.com/Peel-a-Banana

Thanks. I'll have to open it when I have time and see if there are any new ideas there for skinning cats.