The huge dining hall overlooked the trees in the backyard-turned-jungle. Lack of care !!
Two bathrooms flanked the hall on opposite ends.
At night, going to relieve the bladder, through the grills somebody in white could be seen standing there in the banana grove!
On a closer look …
No it was a white dhoti fallen from the floor above over one of the old banana trees.
The moonlight played the trick!!
But a man did move stealthily from underneath the fallen cloth a knife shining like silver in his hand.
It was time to attack…
Flop …
The big ripe banana flower dropped to the ground…
Time for celebration…
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Trivia : Banana flower or Mocha is edible. It is cooked in various ways (curry, chops, cutlets etc.) and considered a delicacy in Bengal.
The post is edited (I had earlier used the word banyan for banana) and I stand corrected by Hazel. But an interesting fact came to light about the banyan (Indian name bargad or Bengal Fig) tree which is as under :
“The English name “banyan” originates from the term bania, a name early European traders used to describe Indian merchants they saw seated and doing business beneath these massive trees.“
I’ve never tried recipes from banyan Flower. We don’t have that tree here, I think.
Does the man steal?
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Yes, the man steals.
Banyan is banana which you must be having.
The fruit is born out of the flower – the banyan or banana flower.
It’s difficult to make but delicious to eat.
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I’ve googled, but it shows different tree. Oh no. I thought it’s only called banana flower.🙈
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Ok. I stand corrected. I will edit the name. But do you get banana flowers in your banana tree?
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Yes, of course. We get and cooked it sometimes. But, you don’t need to edit it, gc. Maybe I’m just the one who don’t get it immediately due to language difference. Hugs!💚
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We Indians take pride in thinking that we are good in English but the fact remains that it is a foreign language for us too and we have language difference and difference in understanding as well. The confusion between banana and banyan is a burning example.
But if you read the trivia again an interesting fact came to light about the word banyan as well.
Thanks once again to you.
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Interesting tree discussion. Banyan tree is a type of fig as is the enlightening bodhi tree.
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Yes, you are correct 💯.
Mistakes lead to more learning
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Interesting
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Thank you so much Derrrick 🙏
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Ah the humble mocha! How I miss my grandmother’s mochar bora! It takes an awful amount of time and patience to make it and only recently did I realize when I made the attempt and only landed up making a mochar ghet 😀
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Not humble but painstaking. I tried once to make the mocha curry and ended up exhausted. Now whenever I feel like having mocha I go to Bengali restaurants.
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Very interesting story. I think
I’ve eaten something cooked in banana leaves but I’ve forgotten what it was.
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In Bengal, delicacies are cooked wrapped in banana leaves do that the flavour of the leaves get infused in the dish. Thank you Sadje for liking the story.
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My pleasure dear friend
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In Bengal delicacies are cooked wrapped in banana leaves so that the flavour of the leaf gets infused in the dish. Thank you Sadje for liking the story.
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👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
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What a delightful blend of suspense and humor! 😄 The ending made me smile, and I loved learning something new about both the banana flower and the origin of the word “banyan.”
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Thank you Rajeshwari. I am glad the mystery could sustain itself and reach an amusing climax.
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The title itself sparks curiosity! 🍌✨ *“The Big Banana Flower”* sounds like a creative and intriguing flash fiction piece. It’s always fascinating how writers can transform simple elements from nature into stories filled with imagination, meaning, and unexpected discoveries.
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Thank you so much Safiaji for your kind words of appreciation. Indebted.
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Very interesting!
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Interesting story.
It is something new to me,I have heard of people eating food in banana leaves but never about recipes made from banana flower.
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Good morning Nusrat!
Banana flower curries have a long cooking procedure and are difficult to make. But once done properly they are delicious to eat.
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Good Morning, GeetaJi
We don’t have Bengali Restaurants here,someday I will try the dishes ,may be in Delhi.
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Sure Nusrat. But first decide between Di and Ji.
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Respect and Love
Kabee Ji ,Kabee Di
But I will like Di more,if you permit me❤️
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Yes, Ji is more formal. Di is better. 😊
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Done,No more Ji
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😂
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We do cook Bottle Gourd flowers.
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Oh! That’s interesting. We use bottle gourd leaves for fries and pasted. But we fry red pumpkin flowers and the seeds are also fried and eaten.
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Bengali recipes only brought Fish to my mind,now I know a lot from your posts.
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Yes we have a large vegetarian cuisine too which is not so talked about
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I saw the massive banyon tree in Maui, Hauii (which burned in their fire but is growing again) but I never saw a flower on the tree. I will have to google it. Geeta.
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It’s banana flower and not banyan Mary. Google banana flower. Banyan flowers are edible but tasteless.
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