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by MayeulC 1990 days ago
Bananas are awful when not ripe. In temperate climates, most bananas are harvested before they are ripe before they are imported, and they taste so bad it took me a few years to get used to them. They're just grainy, hard, and tasteless compared to a banana that matured on a bunch (even if that bunch was cut from the tree).

It could also be the variety, I'm not sure.

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Even the bananas that ripen on the plant (turned yellow and all) need some time after harvest to convert all the starch into sugar. They still taste a bit starchy right after the harvest.
Raw banana is used to make delicious "podi"(oil fried batter), even some other dishes as well.
Stir fry made from raw banana is delicious: https://www.pachakam.com/recipes/kaya-mezhukkupuratti