Tag: Vanilla banana

Despite viral, often photoshopped, images depicting an unnaturally vibrant blue fruit, the Blue Java banana is a real, edible variety native to Southeast Asia. This cold-tolerant cultivar is beloved for its creamy texture and sweet flavor, earning it the popular nickname, 'ice cream banana'.

While internet images often depict a vibrant, Smurf-blue fruit, the truth is more nuanced: the infamous Blue Java banana is not actually bright blue. The so-called "ice cream banana" earns its reputation from its creamy texture and sweet, vanilla-like flavor, not its color.