Q&A for How to Peel a Banana

You can use any of the above methods.

Yes.

No, you peel it and eat the inside smooth flesh.

The Henderson Method is using your teeth to create an indent in the skin to peel the rest of the banana, or eating the skin with the banana itself.

If the banana is brown, that's a perfect time to make banana bread or some homemade baby food. Brown bananas are overripe, and aren't used for many products.

It would be better to not peel a banana if you are allergic to them. Have someone who is not allergic peel it for you.

Raw banana skins aren't edible, they taste terrible and the texture makes them very difficult to chew and digest. They can be boiled or baked for use in other food products.

You can if you want, banana peel is edible and packed with nutrients. Most people think it doesn't taste very good, though.

The top end of the banana is the part that connects all of the bananas to the bunch.

Refer to Method 2.