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One of the most ubiquitous and highest selling foods in the United States is the banana. From the big box Walmart, to your local mom and pop grocery store everyone sells them. But the banana we eat today is very different from less than a century ago. And that is because the banana we used to eat almost went extinct. This is the story of why bananas used to taste so different.
Sources
https://www.epicurious.com/ingredients/history-of-the-gros-michel-banana
https://www.planthealthaustralia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Panama-disease-FS.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavendish_banana
https://www.britannica.com/science/Panama-disease
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