Tired of seeing your bananas blacken too quickly? Here’s a trick that’s proven to delay their ripening. Yes, the little thing about bananas: it’s useful for that....CONTINUE READING THE ARTICLE FROM THE SOURCE
Every time you buy bananas, it’s the same story. You select them carefully, but they can’t be mature enough to be consumed right away.
Only for two days in the fruit basket, and now they are all damaged. The result is that it is impossible to take them snacks for sport or work, because they would inevitably end up mashed in your bag. It’s frankly annoying…
So you’re doomed to turn them into banana bread so you don’t waste them. At first, it’s nice, but after swallowing up four banana cakes in the same month, the enthusiasm fades a little bit. You tried to store your bananas in the fridge to slow down the process, but unfortunately, it only made matters worse: bananas blackened even faster.
Yes, exotic fruits like bananas don’t like the cold. So how do we slow down the ripening of bananas? Here’s a reflex to adopt as soon as you return from the races to prolong their freshness.
Bananas emit ethylene, a gas that accelerates fruit ripening. This is also the case for apples, avocados, melon and passion fruit. If you put them together in your fruit basket, it may quickly turn into a potpourri.
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To extend the shelf life of your fruit, store them separately. The aim is then to limit the propagation of ethylene. For bananas, there is a simple but effective tip: the plastic film around the stem. Surely you’ve already wondered what this plastic that surrounds the black stem of bananas was.
Well, it makes it possible to contain the ethylene at the level of the stem in order to slow down the maturation. Thus, the gas responsible for maturation is blocked at the stem and does not reach the rest of the fruit.
The stem may blacken, but the rest of the banana remains intact. And for optimal results, you can even hang your bananas from a hook, thereby reducing contact between them and limiting the risk of premature tampering.
By adopting this simple reflex, you will see a radical change in your fruit basket. Say goodbye to food waste, and enjoy deliciously ripe bananas… just right. You can finally take your bananas to work to fill your morning cravings.