Episode
Good Eats: Top Banana
Overview
There's a lot more under that peel than most folks think. Learn more about the many varieties available in the US and how they like to be handled. Take a side trip through plantains, learn how to make an amazingly fast banana bread and classic Bananas Foster... with fire and everything. Recipes: Banana Ice Cream Banana's Foster Fried Plantains
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2004-05-03
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Top Banana is Episode 20 in Season 7 of Good Eats. It aired on 2004-05-03. The runtime is 21 min.
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