Tags: Cultivar (Cultivated Variety).
Red bananas also known as Red Dacca bananas in Australia are a variety of banana with reddish-purple skin. They are smaller and plumper than the common Cavendish banana. When ripe raw red bananas have a flesh that is cream to light pink in color. They are also softer and sweeter than the yellow Cavendish varieties with a slight raspberry flavor. Many red bananas are imported from producers in Asia and South America. They are a favorite in Central America but are sold throughout the world.