The Takeout
Bananas, just like their greatest companion, peanut butter, are a big part of my life. As such, I’ve come to learn a whole lot about them. They’re climacteric, which means they keep ripening after they’re harvested. They’re both edible and useful at virtually all stages of the ripening process, from green to dark brown. Their starchy strings are nothing to freak out about. But there’s one thing about bananas I never learned until now: the purpose of that little bit of plastic wrap around the ste