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Where have all the bananas gone?!

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MiniMoosey · 30/06/2022 18:55

My husband and I have noticed that banana flavoured things seem to have disappeared from shops.

There very rarely any banana milkshake in the fridges, if there’s any banana nesquick it’s the small pot and not the big tubs. Banana yoghurts are rare, banana custard seems to have disappeared… also having trouble finding banana essence.

Have we missed some great banana conspiracy?! Has anyone else noticed this?

OP posts:
Pixiedust1234 · 30/06/2022 20:37

MammaWeasel · 30/06/2022 20:23

@pixiedust1234 Banana toffees aplenty on ebay for you, if you're in the uk

Thank you but I don't trust ebay for consumables or electrical items. Unless you know of a reputable company that trades on there?

Op...my daughter brought home a pack of mixed maoms (?) today and there was a banana flavoured chew in it (as well as other weird flavours like coconut and mango).

RomeoMcFlourish · 30/06/2022 20:34

Banana flavoured everything is the dream! OP, you clearly have excellent taste. Also agree that a banana yazoo is the best hangover cure. I can never find banana yoghurts in these parts, drives me mad!

Maireas · 30/06/2022 20:32

They are. I don't know if you can get to Sainsbury's, but ours had large bags. Co-op too. Maybe just luck.

RubyJam · 30/06/2022 20:29

@Maireas , yes I saw the bags of mixed cauli and broccoli but no broccoli on its own.
Its not available online either
I bought fresh broccoli but the heads are tiny , one head used to do two meal sides now it’s only one.

The big bags of frozen are so much better value

Maireas · 30/06/2022 20:28

@Westnorwood - now that is interesting.

Westnorwood · 30/06/2022 20:26

Bimblybomeyelash · 30/06/2022 19:50

I’m not sure that banana flavour has anything to do with actual bananas.

Random fact from a podcast.

Until the 1950s the main variety of bananas were Gros Michel bananas. These were mainly wiped out by a disease and we now have Cavendish bananas. The synthetic banana flavour was based on the Gros Michel which why it doesn’t taste banana-ery to today palate.

This has nothing to do with this thread but I find it interesting

HMSSophia · 30/06/2022 20:24

"Yes, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today" tra la la

MammaWeasel · 30/06/2022 20:23

@pixiedust1234 Banana toffees aplenty on ebay for you, if you're in the uk

Maireas · 30/06/2022 20:22

I like them too, @RubyJam - they seemed to have plenty in our local Sainsbury's. Also the ones with broccoli florets and other veg, which I like.

Original poster
MiniMoosey · 30/06/2022 20:22

We’ve got plenty of real bananas! But as pp said, it’s just not the same as the same as the synthetic flavour. I’m wondering if there is something in the flavouring that has been disallowed

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Florenz · 30/06/2022 20:21

Yes we have no bananas was a song from nearly 100 years ago so it's hardly a new phenomenon. My dad never even saw a banana until he was about 10.

RubyJam · 30/06/2022 20:18

Also why are there no bags of frozen broccoli anywhere ? None in our local Tesco or Asda , they have taken the labels away too…
it’s a staple in this house through stir frys / pasta etc

Maireas · 30/06/2022 20:16

The UK imports most of its bananas from Colombia, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica . So you're correct, @TwoLeftSocksWithHoles .

User74936782 · 30/06/2022 20:15

There was not a single banana in Waitrose yesterday...

TheYearOfSmallThings · 30/06/2022 20:13

Never mind the bananas. I haven't been able to get a decent melon for MONTHS. Honeydew, galia, Cantaloupe...each one sadder and more wizened and tasteless than the next.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 30/06/2022 20:10

TimeFlysWhenYoureHavingRum · 30/06/2022 18:59

Lots of things are running short in UK due to Brexit. Plus war in Ukraine and ongoing Covid infections around the world also affecting supply chains. Get used to it!

I had not realised that all our bananas came from the EU!

mintich · 30/06/2022 20:09

There were no bananas at all in Tesco today. I did find them in Sainsburys!

Maireas · 30/06/2022 20:07

WeeOrcadian · 30/06/2022 19:37

Banana flavoured anything is the work of the devil

Thank. You.
The smell 🤮
I have colleagues that eat bananas every break time and wish them a prolonged and painful death.

InChocolateWeTrust · 30/06/2022 20:03

Smileypiupiu

No, and that's a good thing....

SmileyPiuPiu · 30/06/2022 20:02

InChocolateWeTrust · 30/06/2022 20:01

You know what you can buy?

A banana.

If you want a banana milkshake it's not rocket science. Whizz a banana with milk.

If you want a banana yoghurt/custard.. .. mash banana and mix it into yoghurt.

It doesn't taste the same as synthetic banana flavour

InChocolateWeTrust · 30/06/2022 20:01

You know what you can buy?

A banana.

If you want a banana milkshake it's not rocket science. Whizz a banana with milk.

If you want a banana yoghurt/custard.. .. mash banana and mix it into yoghurt.

Pixiedust1234 · 30/06/2022 19:58

No idea but if anyone can point me to banana flavoured toffee I will love them forever. As a child I had round shaped toffees with a swirl on it (think sliced Swiss roll). Loved those so much!

userxx · 30/06/2022 19:54

There was loads of banana flavoured milk in Aldi the other day.

Bimblybomeyelash · 30/06/2022 19:50

I’m not sure that banana flavour has anything to do with actual bananas.

BudgetTarzan · 30/06/2022 19:47

Because it's the most disgusting of all the flavours?