page_title: Banana peel
section_title: Peeling methods
hierarchical_section_title: Banana peel / Peeling methods
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Banane Türkçe: Mus (meyvesi)
context_page_description: A banana peel, called banana skin in British English, is the outer covering of the banana fruit. Banana peels are used as food for animals, in water purification, for manufacturing of several biochemical products as well as for jokes and comical situations.
  There are several methods to remove a peel from a banana.
context_section_description: Most people peel a banana by cutting or snapping the stem and divide the peel into sections while pulling them away from the bared fruit. Another way of peeling a banana is done in the opposite direction, from the end with the brownish floral residue—a way usually perceived as "upside down". This way is also known as the "monkey method", since it is how monkeys are said to peel bananas.
  When the tip of a banana is pinched with two fingers, it will split and the peel comes off in two clean sections. The inner fibres, or "strings", between the fruit and the peel will remain attached to the peel and the stem of the banana can be used as a handle when eating the banana.
caption: A banana peeled the "monkey way"
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