・The Latin name for the common banana is Musa spp, which means “fruit of wise men.” This species also includes plantains. ・Americans enjoy about 27 pounds of bananas per person per year.

But the most widespread fruit produced and sold in Hong Kong all year round has been the humble banana. A perennial local market staple since the mid-19th century, and to this day – along with ...

Dylan, from Liverpool, explained how banana is a "lovely fruit" but that "banana-flavour things" knock him sick. However, quiz expert Darragh, from Dublin, Ireland, said there's a "good reason why ...