Since we have come to Thailand, we have come across an amazing array of bananas. We don’t know how many different kinds of bananas are there in Thailand, but I have read numbers like 20, 30, and even 100.
One day, we bought a bunch of small bananas thinking that they were probably custard bananas or something like that. Then Gary had his first taste, and he exclaimed, “These bananas are orange inside!”
I couldn’t imagine what an orange banana would look and taste like, so I had one myself to see. The skin was very thin. Once you took a bite, the flesh inside the banana was almost orange in color, and it was extremely sweet! I agreed with Gary that this was probably the best banana we had ever tasted, better even than the apple bananas in Hawaii!
After some research, this banana seems to be called the Egg Banana (which is quite appropriate for its orange color inside), or Kluai Khai. Last night, we bought some more bananas and we hope that they turn out to be the same egg bananas, but they turned out to be something else, still tasty but not quite as good.
A Journey of Many Thousand Miles 
My wife believes that what is shown in the picture above is kluai namwa which is a type of banana often used to feed babies in Thailand.
Bet that would be great on pancakes. 🙂
When you come to our house again I know you will be raiding my garden and our farm for Bananas and Papaya. Although there are many different kinds I don’t think you will find a huge variety in Chiang Mai. Most people, including me, seem to favour the short fat ones that have a black stone (seed) inside. Be careful you don’t break your teeth. We grow those and the are delicious. I’ll bring you a bunch soon when they are ready.
Will you guys be around for Christmas and/or New Years? Thinking of visiting around then!