Which Banana buds are edible? . . .

[Epicatt2]

Got to wondering if many (or any) banana flower buds are edible.  I know some are eaten in Asian countries. But don't know if the buds on all banana cultivars are edible.

I know the practice is to remove the flower bud after no further fruit is forming so that the plant's energy will be directed into maturing the fruit.

My 'Dwarf Namwah' has just bulled and it's already shooting and showing two hands of newly formed bananas.  I kinda hate to waste the bud if it's edible but I have no notion for how tp prepare it; but I have PR and Asian neighbors neaby who might like the cut-off bud.

Just wonderng . . .

Paul M.
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[Daintree]

I do it all the time, it is super easy, and as far as I know they are edible if the bananas are edible.
Here is a great blurb on how to "butcher" a banana blossom.

Cheers,
Carolyn

https://www.zaccharybird.com/harvesting-fresh-banana-blossom#:~:text=Sit%20for%20at%20least%202,your%20freshly%20harvested%20banana%20blossom.

[Galatians522]

I have eaten Orinocco and Manzano in stir fry. I think most Americans would prefer the banana bud in something with a more familiar flavor such as substituting it for the artichoke in a spinach artichoke dip. I have yet to try this, though.

Technically, even the tender heart of the stalk is edible. It is kind of bitter so it is more commonly used for pig food, but I remember hearing a story once about a girl and her family that survived in the jungle for 2 years (mostly on banana heart).