It has been suggested that the forbidden fruit from Genesis was not an apple but a banana. This is also what is written in the Quran. Given the conditions under which the banana workers produce this fruit maybe there are a lot of good thoughts in that idea. The banana we can buy in the stores today have been produced under conditions of pesticides and working conditions that are close to slavery. It’s also a market that is dominated by a few very powerful companies. Sweden has among the highest consumptions of bananas in the world, and fortunately we can now buy fair-trade bananas that has been produced without pesticides. Today I eat bananas every day, and would find it difficult to manage without this exotic fruit.
Banana, American Aloe and Cypress in a Garden, Java by Marianne North
lure of snake
enchantment in bananaplant
forbidden fruit
forbidden fruit
filled with pesticides
no bananas!
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Linked to Carpe Diem
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September 28, 2013
Björn Rudbergs writings 
It is considered most auspicious among Hindus.
that is true
I didn’t know that. Very interesting. And so right about the pesticides!
I didn’t know that the Quran describes the banana as the forbidden fruit.
The forbidden fruit from the herb…just about sums religion up 😉
Under Banana
Ha.. yes that’s right.. 🙂
I didn’t know this about bananas. Thanks for the poem and the education.
ah, like your food politics, bjorn. especially like your first entry.
I try to do my best… Love bananas but no the wrong kind… they are forbidden fruit
Did you know the life of a banana plant is literally an uphill battle 🙂 Banana plants ‘ walk’ up hill in subsequent crops of initial plants . This information came to me courtesy of the Big Banana at Coffs Harbour in NSW Australia ( been there many a time )