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Banania Chocolate Breakfast Mix

$25.00
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Enjoy a French-style hot cocoa with Banania Chocolate Breakfast Mix!

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Banania Chocolate Breakfast Mix is enjoyed hot or cold – all you need to do is add milk and stir. This drink is more nutritious and tasty than your average cocoa: Banania combines chocolate, banana, and honey with three different flour grains to provide a filling and delicious beverage for young and old. Alternately, you might find that you like the powder on its own: in that case, toast a piece of good bread, butter it, and sprinkle powder over the top for an original and delectable snack.

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In 1909, during a trip through Nicaragua, the journalist Pierre-FranƧois Lardet discovered a delicious drink made of banana flour, cocoa, crushed grain, and sugar in a village in the heart of the forest.Ā  On his return to Paris, Pierre-FranƧois Lardet did his best toĀ reproduce the recipe. In collaboration with a pharmacist friend, he determined the exact proportion of banana flour, cereal grains, cocoa, and sugar to blend together for aĀ unique and incomparable taste. He considered a variety of names for his recipe: ā€œBananette,ā€ ā€œBananose,ā€ ā€œBacao,ā€ ā€œBanacao,ā€Ā and ā€œBanarica,ā€ but eventually stuck withĀ BANANIA. The name was registered in August 1914.

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From the beginning, the brand’s emphasis was on the drink’s nutritional and energizing properties:Ā ā€œintensive super-nutrition,ā€ ā€œvitality,ā€ ā€œenergy,ā€ ā€œhealth,ā€ and ā€œstrengthā€ for the whole family.

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During World War I, Banania became France’sĀ comfort drink. Lardet decided to sendĀ fourteen wagonsĀ  of his chocolate powder to the front, to give ā€œstrength and vitalityā€ to the soldiers. Some wagons made their way toĀ Senegalese riflemen who had been recruited from the then-colony of Senegal. At the time, the Senegalese soldiers endeared themselves to the French population, because of their courage and valor in combat. This led to the use of a Senegalese rifleman as the symbol of the Banania brand. The image has evolved slightly over the years, and now features what the brand calls ā€œthe Senegalese rifleman’s grandson.ā€ Note the boy’s red fez!

Today, Banania is seen as a cherished collectible, as a cultural object. The madeleine of Proust is not a madeleine for most French people but a steaming breakfast bowl of Banania clasped with both hands.

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The nozzle allows for easy, precise pouring, and can be re-closed.

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Ingredients:

  • sugar
  • dark chocolate
  • wheat flour
  • barley flour
  • malted wheat flour
  • chocolate powder
  • banana
  • honey
  • vanilla
  • salt

Weight: 400 g

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Size: 14.1 oz

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OCabanon

Banania Chocolate Breakfast Mix

$25.00

Enjoy a French-style hot cocoa with Banania Chocolate Breakfast Mix!

Ā 

Banania Chocolate Breakfast Mix is enjoyed hot or cold – all you need to do is add milk and stir. This drink is more nutritious and tasty than your average cocoa: Banania combines chocolate, banana, and honey with three different flour grains to provide a filling and delicious beverage for young and old. Alternately, you might find that you like the powder on its own: in that case, toast a piece of good bread, butter it, and sprinkle powder over the top for an original and delectable snack.

Ā 

In 1909, during a trip through Nicaragua, the journalist Pierre-FranƧois Lardet discovered a delicious drink made of banana flour, cocoa, crushed grain, and sugar in a village in the heart of the forest.Ā  On his return to Paris, Pierre-FranƧois Lardet did his best toĀ reproduce the recipe. In collaboration with a pharmacist friend, he determined the exact proportion of banana flour, cereal grains, cocoa, and sugar to blend together for aĀ unique and incomparable taste. He considered a variety of names for his recipe: ā€œBananette,ā€ ā€œBananose,ā€ ā€œBacao,ā€ ā€œBanacao,ā€Ā and ā€œBanarica,ā€ but eventually stuck withĀ BANANIA. The name was registered in August 1914.

Ā 

From the beginning, the brand’s emphasis was on the drink’s nutritional and energizing properties:Ā ā€œintensive super-nutrition,ā€ ā€œvitality,ā€ ā€œenergy,ā€ ā€œhealth,ā€ and ā€œstrengthā€ for the whole family.

Ā 

During World War I, Banania became France’sĀ comfort drink. Lardet decided to sendĀ fourteen wagonsĀ  of his chocolate powder to the front, to give ā€œstrength and vitalityā€ to the soldiers. Some wagons made their way toĀ Senegalese riflemen who had been recruited from the then-colony of Senegal. At the time, the Senegalese soldiers endeared themselves to the French population, because of their courage and valor in combat. This led to the use of a Senegalese rifleman as the symbol of the Banania brand. The image has evolved slightly over the years, and now features what the brand calls ā€œthe Senegalese rifleman’s grandson.ā€ Note the boy’s red fez!

Today, Banania is seen as a cherished collectible, as a cultural object. The madeleine of Proust is not a madeleine for most French people but a steaming breakfast bowl of Banania clasped with both hands.

Ā 

The nozzle allows for easy, precise pouring, and can be re-closed.

Ā 

Ingredients:

Weight: 400 g

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Size: 14.1 oz

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