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It almost seems too hard to believe, but there is now a banana that has an edible peel. Most people would never think of eating the peel of a banana. However, banana farmers in Japan have created a special technique for growing bananas with a peel we can eat. The new banana-growing method is called the "freeze-thaw awakening" technique. Farmers in Okayama, in the west of Japan, keep their banana trees at a freezing cold temperature of -60° Celsius. The farmers then replant the trees in 27ºC temperatures. The huge change in temperature makes the tree suddenly grow too quickly for the peel to fully mature. This makes the skin thin, soft and sweet enough to eat.
The new variety of banana is called the "Mongee". Farmers are now selling it in small bunches of 10 bananas. They are not cheap. One Mongee banana costs yen 650 (about six dollars). The farmers have not grown a lot of Mongee bananas, so the price is high. They want to grow more so they can sell them all over the world. This means the price will come down. Bananas are the most popular fruit in Japan. Similar to other countries, Japan imports most of its bananas. About 99% of bananas in Japanese stores are imported. The Mongee could mean Japanese people eat more home-grown bananas. The Mongee banana skin is sweet and contains nutrients such as vitamin B6 and magnesium.
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重点解析
1.It almost seems too hard to believe, but there is now a banana that has an edible peel.
edible 可食用的
Some mushrooms are edible; some are poisonous.
有些蘑菇可食用;有些则有毒 。
2.Most people would never think of eating the peel of a banana.
think of 想到;考虑
Waking or sleeping, I think of you.
无论是睡着还是醒着,我都想着你 。
参考翻译
这似乎很难相信,但现在香蕉皮真的可以吃啦
这种新品香蕉被称为“Mongee”