Apparently you should cut off the ends of bananas before eating them

[emkana]

...about 2 cm each end. Because of pesticides which get in at the tips.
So I just read on a German discussion board.
Is this madness? Or has anybody heard this as well?
It wasn't just one person saying this, it was lots. I've never heard this before!

i live near hebden bridge/todmorden(has the oldest indoor market in country apparently)
jan i know from lurkin you live in clitheroe-must say ive only been to market as a tourist but ive had that problem too here even with the butcher showing me the meat and saying is that ok and laying the best stuff on top- id have still said yes its ok if id seen all of it but it seems sneaky to hide it
my dp is forever trying to get me to do all shopping on the market cause its cheaper he wont be told it isnt and sometimes a supermarket is better value-was so relieved when our local safeways became morrisons -decent food good choice reasonable prices (and no i dont work for them) and they hang the bananas !!

ps love the sausage shop ion clitheroe do you shop there maybe you could post me some cumberland jan-lol- only kidding

you must be lucky - we've got a Tesco, Saisbury and Morrisons in our town - and Morrisons meat is by FAR the worst of the lot!

Yes, just to clarify that I meant a farmer's market, not a regular market. Our local normal market is not somewhere I shop either. The fruit and veg is very cheap, but only lasts about a day. The stall holders are not farmers.

The farmer's market I go to, by definition, can only sell products that they grow or make themselves.

I know I am lucky where I live to have so much choice. But this is the whole point. Supermarkets have taken over to the point that most people can no longer shop the way I do as all small butchers, bakers (I no longer buy my bread at supermarkets either, but that's a whole other kettle of fish!), green grocers, etc are all out of business. The giant super stores have taken over.

morrisons organic meat is ok as is tescos sainsburys org meat is overpriced imo but they have good selection of organic fruit and veg
hey jan h were practically neighbours ! maybe we could meat up sometime (although i understand if you dont ever want to)

meat up lol (near the sausage shop??) !!

starlover, we use riverford who we've had no complaints with at all. We get a large veg box every fortnight, and a fruit box once a week. The veg has had no problems in lasting and we polish off the fruit really quickly. But I'd rather have fruit and veg that isn't covered in horrid things to keep it longer. And it really is delicious! And we are saving money and eating more healthily (not just organic, but better balanced meals!)

ooh i might try them then! they're online aren't they?

yes, here