Saturday, October 27, 2007

Photo Hunters : Pink

photo hunters

Today's theme is Pink.

Presenting something different ~ the non edible Pink Banana or Musa Velutina Pinkie. Photo taken at Unker's house in Kuching, Sarawak.

The banana tree looks exactly like the normal banana trees except the fruit is pink in colour :)

Related post:
* Pink Banana

45 comments:

LX said...

Me first to comment. YAy!

_butt said...

second after lynnx01 hehe :)

yes, I remember this unique banana! but I wonder why pink. why not... purple or dark blue or something. LOL.

happy weekend! :D

Cocka Doodle said...

I know a Ah Lian who called herself Pinky. Hahahahaha!!!
Tell the Brits that and they'll laugh their butts off.

Chen said...

lynnx,
Congrats for being the first one. Hehhhehhe

butt,
LOL, i dunno leh why it is pink colour. But i dowan a black banana ~ which resembles the rotten edible banana mah. Heheehe

Happy weekend to u too, Butt :)

cocka,
Err.. I know someone with the name Pinky too leh :)

GHD said...

I've never seen anything like this. Great photos!!!

Happy Weekend.

Anonymous said...

Those are great shots! We have a lot of that in my home country:)
Mine is up here;
Photo Hunter:Pink
Happy Weekend!

Carver said...

That is beautiful. Great idea for the pink theme. Have a pleasant weekend.

Anonymous said...

Very interesting shots!!

Anonymous said...

I didn't know that there were non-edible bananas--my kids will love that! Especially that they are pink!

Anonymous said...

i didnt know it cannot b eaten. cool

Anonymous said...

Very interesting! Never heard of pink bananas.

Mine is called "Pink in Deadwood." (It's not a flower.)

Ehon said...

u sure cannot eat? maybe can ler? eh u try n let us know lar. hhehehe`

may said...

ahhh, you know what... a thought just came to me:

yellow banana - refers to chinese, 'cos we yellow mah.

pink banana - refers sunburnt angmoh, 'cos they turn pink under the sun?

ok ok, that was such a baaaaaaad joke!

*cabut*

Chen said...

beng beng,
yeah, the fruit is hard.

ehon,
wah.. i dowan to kena poison leh..
dun play-play with non edible food
i give u the opportunity to become the guinea pig ;)

may,
Kakkkaka.. what a joke :P

Thinking about the black banana (neh, the rotten banana if left over-ripe and untouched) - this one refers to... *ahem*

Doreen said...

Pink banana! (O_O)!! looks sooo yummy too bad cannot eat. U sure cannot eat one? Emmm....may be actually can leh?

diNo said...

pink banana.. hmm...
today wearing pink t-shirt..
so that can mix and match with the banana mah... :p

Anonymous said...

Err.. Why is the pink banana species not edible? I've never seen bananas in other colours other than yellow!

jmb said...

Great photos for the theme. I've certainly never seen that plant, too bad you can't eat them.

eastcoastlife said...

Cheat! Those are red bananas!!

Anonymous said...

wow, I love your choice for pink this week!!

Anonymous said...

Looks pretty! Sure cannot eat ah? :P

Lynn said...

Pink bananas that you cannot eat. First time I heard about it. Nice sharing.

SnoopyTheGoon said...

Thanks for the great shots and new info.

Selba said...

Cute pinky bananas... ah... too bad can not be eaten... coz it does look yummy, hehehe

Trinity said...

Good pick for this pinky theme! :-) I wonder how it taste.. pink banana.. may be it taste like bubble gum!

Chen I have something for you at friendship post, please check it out together with my pink entry, ok!

Trinity from Rooms of
My Heart

Andree said...

that looks like a very tall plant; it is gorgeous.

Chen said...

doreen,
nice to see and nice to take photo.
and the banana is very lasting. Hehehhe.. It's not edible leh from the info gathered from the net. And the fruit is very hard. Even the birds are not interested :P

dino,
Hehhee, pink baju?
the colour is indeed matching with the pisang merah jambu. I presume u luv pink very much ;)

pelf,
That was teh first time I saw the pink banana too :)

That is the info i gather from internet and more over the fruit is very hard.

Chen said...

ECL,
Red banana? o.O
It's time to check your eyesight liao.. Kkkkkkk :P

Selba,
Hehehe.. The fruit looks nice but it has no nice aroma like the edible yellow banana. And the fruit is pretty hard. Even the birds and the other animals are not interested with those pink banana :)

Trinity,
Kekekke.. I don't think anyone will bite the banana since it's hard and not edible.

Thanks, i will visit your post soon :)

Siani said...

Nice pink pics - perfect for this week's theme. Have a great weekend!

Dragonheart, Merlin, Devi, and Chloe said...

Wow, very cool! I didn't know that pink bananas existed!

jams o donnell said...

Wow I'd never seen a pink banana before. Ah I see you say it's inedible. That's a shame. Great take on this weekend's theme. Happy weekend

Anonymous said...

thanks for the compliment!

wonderful find for today’s theme.

L B said...

Waaaaa.. all because of Leopard, I missed this RSS!!!! PINK Banana!!!! LOL... *smutty thoughts*

Anonymous said...

Pink bananas? That is very pretty and interesting. They must only grow in your side of the world, because I don't think we get them here. Beautiful plant. Have a good week.

Unknown said...

wonderful..would love to see in person

conan_cat said...

ooo, pinky flower! nice wor~~ :D i see many ppl do pinky other stuff also haha...

mistipurple said...

young time scared because people say pontianak there wan. *runs*

Chen said...

dragonheart,jams,ju,amy,
Thanks

LB,
Luckily it's not Long Black Banana
Hahahhaa...
The KKHH era... :P

kissedalototoads,
It's an rare plant over here too. We have the normal yellow banana plants (which is edible), but not the pink one.

canon cat,
hehehe.. cos this week photo hunters' theme is pink, hence there are many pink post available :D

misti,
Hahahha.. yeah hoh, banana trees are associated with pontianak according to the midwives tales :P

Everyday Healy said...

Pink banana? How come I never heard of it before?What a shame. Should be very sweet....Oh! Sarawak has sweet pink banana. Now I know. thanks for sharing. :)

Anonymous said...

Yer.... Haven't seen one of this. How do they taste?

Horny Ang Moh said...

Pink banana??? I have a recent post on 'nen nen' with the Sarawak Big banana! How nice if I got hold of this pink banana! Cannoy eat wan arrr????
Have a nice day!

eastcoastlife said...

I see that it is red. It's called ang jiao..... not hoon ang jiao.

Tagged! Join ECL's Halloween Night and put up a scary photo of yourself. Then we vote for the Scariest Pic.
It's wordless Wednesday too! Challenge - Make your doggy into a Spooky Dog! heh heh....

Chen said...

everydayhealy,
The pink banana is not edible, so despite it's nice and pinkish appearance, it's not sweet :)

pelfy,
it's not edible, hence we dunno how it tasted like :)

hor ny ang moh,
Hahha, u should use the gigantic S'wak banana (pisang tanduk) for the post instead :P

ECL,
Errr.. i won't be in town on Halloween's night leh, cos i'm flying tomolo to Meow City ;) So I dun think i can participate @ yr Halloween Nite liao. Thanks for inviting :)

rainbow angeles said...

Uik... I din komen... tot I did worrr! Die... Must be I commented in my zzzz last nite!

Oh, I remember, I actually asked where is my Doraemon Bag?? Hmmm... so weird geh... :\

Speaking of bananas, we were at the weekend market and saw this really huge banana... winn took a pic of her holding the big banana... the seller said, it's 'niu jiao jiao' (cow horn banana)... then sk said, ohh... neh, beside there got a lot of 'ren jiao jiao'... ROTFLMAO! beh tahan!

Chen said...

angel,
hahahha.. must be liao
cos u sleepy mah..
ngek ngek :P

tat huge banana is also called "Pisang Tanduk", for pisang goreng wan. Did u buy and eat the pisang goreng? So far i didn't see it in Peninsular Msia yet.

That SK, really beh tahan. Kkkkkk. I still remember his OMKKC. Muahahhahhaha...