Why does Bananas have different taste in different regions

Tindok and morado i loved it very yummy. Ive eaten a lot of that here in the India. Almost all that varieties.

I have a great fondess for bananas, which is good, as I live in India Southeast Asia where the largest variety of bananas in the world can be found. It fact, the first time I was surprised that there was only one type - the Cavendish. Accordingly, everyone described the banana as long, curved and yellow. As you can see below, they are not.

An odd and thus memorable conversation came up on a business trip to the Philippines in or around 1999. I remember glancing over to the person sitting next to me and seeing all these pictures, drawing and graphs relating to bananas. As he gathered the stuff up for landing, we started chatting and I discovered that he was coming to the Philippines to attend a conference on bananas. Not only that, but he also said that the main agenda was to agree a naming and classification system!! I must have been rude because I did a double take - you mean there are some many types of bananas and no one has agreed on how they should be named. The answer was there were over 1,000 varieties and more were being discovered and more than 75% of all countries in the world grew bananas (though many, including many in Europe, do not grow them for commercial sale). Out of the 1,000+ varieties, South East Asia has over 300 varieties. Certain cultures, such as PNG, has the banana as their staple as grains do not grow well in rain forests.

Your question reminded me of that conversation. So I searched the internet and found a paper produced by that conference. I am shared some of their work below.

And yes they taste very different from smooth and sweet to meaty and doughy. As a result they are used in savory cooks (curry is a fab choice) to being used as a staple instead of a grain (the plantains) to being a dessert. The last is the most extensive use of them.

… Indonesia Pisang Susu Merah or red skinned banana

… Malaysia’s Pisang (meaning banana) Mas or golden banana

… Selling bananas in Myanmar

… Philippines

… Thailand Gluay Lep Muu Nang or dancer’s or lady’s fingers

Because the varieties taste so different, the different countries use them in different ways

… Banana Thai Curry

… Goreng Pisang from Malaysia

… Steam banana and coconut cake (called nagasari from Indonesia)

… Turon from the Philippines

… Shwe Gye cake from Myanmar

… extracts from the paper arising from the banana conference in the Philippines

Banana Payasam (Flavored Sweet banana pudding)

Plantain Bajji (Raw Banana Fritter) with coconut chutney and spiced tea with milk (ginger tea)

Plantain Leaf used as plate for consuming food

Plantain Flower Podimas (Spicy Banana Tree Flower)

Plantain Flower Vade

Banana Stem Curry

Plantain Tree is used in whole for consumption in India.