We put banana peels to the test—turning them into tea, curry, and even “bacon.” The results surprised us.

Bananas are a popular fruit. They are tasty, versatile, and full of nutrients such as potassium. There seems to be no end to banana recipes from cake to muffins to smoothies to curry to fritters to ...

A food safety expert explains when a soft, brown banana is still perfectly fine—and when it’s time to toss it.

A Japanese farm introduced a new crop this winter: an organic banana with a peel that's thin enough to eat. In a nod to this appealing outer covering, Setsuzo Tanaka, the banana's inventor, has named ...

The next time you eat a banana, think twice before tossing the peel. Bananas are famous for being healthy snacks, but their peels are just as amazing. Banana peels are packed with nutrients like ...

Need to while away some socially-distanced hours? Check out this recipe for one of the strangest culinary inventions of our time: banana-peel bacon. Food writer Claire Lower described her method in an ...

Bananas sit in fruit bowls across America, ready to grab whenever hunger strikes. Yet nutrition experts suggest that when you peel this yellow powerhouse matters nearly as much as eating it at all.