Tikumu’s letter
Dear Readers, “Yes we have no bananas, we have no bananas today.” This is the chcrus of an old song, in which the vendors offers other strange alternatives, but no bananas. That would be a hard day for New Zealanders, who are said to be the biggest banana eaters in the world. Most of our bananas come from Ecuador, a small republic near the equator, on the west coast of South America. The bananas are packed
green and travel in refrigerated ships — 100,000 boxes every three weeks, or sometimes every fortnight When rinioaded they are kept at a warmer temperature for five days, after which they are ripe for eating. So, before you peel your next banana, look for the colours of the flag of the Republic — dark blue, red, yellow and white — on a small sticker, which reads, “Bonita Banana, Ecuador.” Happy eating, Tikumu
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Press, 27 March 1979, Page 12
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