Horsham man dumbfounded at freaky double banana

A Horsham man was flabbergasted to find his morning snack had a big surprise inside.
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Tom Symes told the County Times he usually enjoys a banana with his coffee as a snack each morning.

But today, October 2, he was shocked to discover his favourite fruit had an extra surprise in store.

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Tom said: “I didn’t realise what I had in my basket until I got it home.

Tom Symes was dumbfounded to discover the banana's hidden secretTom Symes was dumbfounded to discover the banana's hidden secret
Tom Symes was dumbfounded to discover the banana's hidden secret

“I usually eat just the one banana with a coffee every morning but today I’ve had to eat two in this double-barrelled banana.”

Double bananas are understood to be a rare find. Tom purchased the special snack from Broadbridge Heath Tesco.

A banana expert at fruit importer Fyffes told the County Times that while around five per cent of bananas can grow into ‘double fingers’ most are discarded.

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A spokesman for the firm added: “It is said that the ripening and edibility of this fruit is in no way affected although those of us that tried the ‘double finger’ found at Fyffes Basingstoke thought it tasted twice as good as any other banana!”

‘Dumbfounded’

The Trafalgar Road resident added that he was ‘dumbfounded’ after peeling the fruit to discover not one but two bananas inside the skin.

He said: “[I] was immediately astonished by its girth! Upon opening it was revealed to be a double banana in one skin!

“[I] felt bad for not preserving it – but I’ll definitely be buying some scratch cards tonight.”

Four fingers

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The Fyffes banana expert said that in extremely rare cases four finger bananas can grow, as well as the double finger variety.

He added: “Until recently I never realised you could get such a giant banana! The reason lies in the fusion of two bananas effectively creating one giant fruit.”