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Musaceae

Banana family

Forget what your supermarket banana told you was possible.

The family

Musaceae is a small family that produces the most-eaten fruit on earth. Beyond the Cavendish you grew up with, the family includes baby (lady-finger) bananas, red bananas, blue java, plantains — each with its own sweetness, density and best use. A baby banana is creamier, more fragrant, and built for one hand and one bite.

Try thisRipen at room temperature until the skin freckles, then eat, blend or freeze for instant nice-cream.

In this family

1 fruit we source

In peak
Baby banana
Musa acuminata (dwarf cv.)
Around four inches long and engineered for a single hand. Creamier than a Cavendish, more honeyed, with a denser texture that holds its shape when sliced. The whole fruit is one perfect bite — and once you've eaten one you'll resent every supermarket banana you ever ate before.

Elsewhere in the Atlas

Six more families to wander

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Taste the family

Want to taste them all?

Build a box around banana family — or pair them with siblings from across the Atlas.

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