“Intrigue. Power. Corruption. Death. Sex. The history of oil has nothing on that of the yellow fruit.”
By Katharine Mieszkowski
“Intrigue. Power. Corruption. Death. Sex. The history of oil has nothing on that of the yellow fruit.”
By Katharine Mieszkowski
The Puzzle Box 
I’ve heard that the previous common banana’s flavor was much more delicious than the current cavendish variety.
Plant politics is pretty weird. You might enjoy reading Michael Pollan’s “The Botany of Desire.”