Gone Bananas, Over The Flower

The banana flower caught my eye recently. And my heart, too. I was so taken with it that I took around 30 shots of the bloom. On top is my favourite photo. It wasn't my first encounter with it, but it certainly was my first 'crush' on it. Funny how I did not realize how beautiful and captivating the flower is.

The flower matures eventually into the banana fruit bunch(es). It is also used as an ingredient in cookings in The Philipines (kari-kari - a beef stew), Laos, Vietnam (as salad), Thailand (eaten raw and cooked in various ways), and Sri Lanka where it makes a great curry dish. Wonder why it didn't catch on in Malaysia.

If it did, I'd probably not get this moment of unbridled attraction. Normalcy will resume shortly..... I think.