Around the world, however, there are thousands of other banana varieties—they just aren’t readily available outside of their native growing areas. Below, we’ll take a look at some of those cultivars, ...

The slug is native to the dense, moist forest floors of the Pacific Northwest, ranging from Central California to Alaska. One subspecies, the Pacific banana slug, can grow up to 9 inches long ...

But the regular old native banana makes a thick, creamy milkshake that's addictive and sugar-rushy. And the banana batido allows you to order spicy dishes without fear, since it takes the edge off any ...