Great topic… got a cousin doin’ 5 to 10 for banana trafficking …sad for the whole family ;-)

Ralf, any possibilities at a Filipino grocery? (are saba bananas similar?)
…and ever try a small but very sweet dwarf banana from the Portuguese Island of Madeira? I know there are enough Portagee immigrants in Canada that a local mini-grocery can’t be too hard to find. Good luck!

Thank you Philip, I contacted them. They ship only plants and don’t ship cross border but maybe they have some possible solutions. I think I will contact T&T as well and maybe they can be my licensed importers since they import all kinds of exotic fruit.

P.S. John I haven’t found the tail yet but I have eaten the bung part just under the tail and so far it’s the most disgusting thing I’ve tried (except for Belute duck embyro which I will never eat again).

Ralf, um, I vote you change Toilet Girl’s nickname to Saint Toilet Girl.

ya know?

I saw you tweeted that the blue java on time. Bummer, I was hoping to get that formula. Dagnabitcrappitycrap!

Ralph, your topics never disappoint. I love the title. I’m intrigued by the thought of ice cream-like flavor and only wish I could be your border runner. Go bananas! Let us know what you come up with, ok?

Hey Ralph, try: http://www.going-bananas.com/
I believe you can get them shipped to Canada from the states as long as they carry a phytosanitary certificate. That would add a lot to the cost of your order however. If time wasn’t an issue, and you can’t get the actual fruit, you could always grow them yourself. Check http://www.agristarts.com/htm/main_pages/musa_m...

If all else fails and you just need it for a cooking show, there are a lot of other types of bananas that look like the blue java. Just sayin… ;)

If you’re going, pick up some pig-tail for me. – thanks.

The only banana not susceptible to Panama disease is the Cavendish which replaced the Gros Michel in the 50’s. Blue Javas are not commercially cultivated and need to come from special sources which i can’t find. As a Sunday tradition, me and toilet girl go to T&T every weekend to sample the grossest foods imaginable and we’re rarely disappointed.

Ralf:

Are you absolutely sure you can’t get them in Canada, try visiting your local T&T Supermarket.