Bananas in Asia

Good morning!

I’m Lise and today I’m going to tell you more about bananas in Asia.

So for starters, the main export countries in Asia are Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, India and the Philippines. Did you know that the banana production in Asia is the largest in the world? Especially India, they produce the most: almost 30 million tonnes! This doesn’t mean they’re also the biggest exporter, because that’s Ecuador (like Julie told you in this post). The biggest exporter in Asia are the Philippines. They account for 98% of the banana export from the Asian suppliers. In 2012, they exported 2,6 tonnes, so they’re actually the second biggest exporters in the world after Ecuador.

Wherever you go in for instance Thailand or Indonesia, you’ll find delicious bananas. The banana plants even grow at the sides of the roads. It’s hard to find a place without bananas ;) There are over a thousand of varieties in the world. In Asia alone, you can already find hundreds of different variants. There are bananas in a lot of different shapes and colours like red, purple, green, yellow, …

The most popular banana in the world is the Cavendish banana. This is the banana you can find in the stores here in Belgium, the typical yellow dessert banana. In the Asian countries there are also other popular kinds of bananas, like the bake bananas! The banana flower is also sold as a delicacy which you can use as an ingredient or as a garnish.

I hope you liked my post, stay tuned for more!