Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Is It SAFE To Eat These Bananas?, 1 by LouisianaSweetPea

LouisianaSweetPea wrote:
I have an unknown variety of banana growing in my back yard. Three bunches of bananas were produced last year, but we didn't eat any.

This year, more bananas are being produced, but I don't know if it is safe to eat them (or even what to do with them).

I have seen plant-catalog descriptions noting some bananas as being either 'edible' or 'ornamental.' But I don't understand why all bananas would not be edible. IT ISN'T GOING TO KILL ME TO EAT SOME OF THESE, IS IT?

And I'd like to know what to do with these banana bunches. Should I hang them up, after cutting from the tree, to "cure"?

Below is a picture of the first bunch produced this year (they are still rather small).

Thanks for any information provided. -- JEAN