Nagi Maehashi of RecipeTin Eats is a certified recipe queen. Her website, launched in 2014, has given home cooks across Australia a recipe for every occasion. With the recent release of her new cookbook, ‘Tonight’, fans are even more enraptured. It includes everything from party food to ‘fakeaway’ dishes and delicious mid-week meals. Think of any recipe and she’s probably got it. Or does she?
Fans trawling the site have recently observed Nagi has never ever posted a banana bread recipe. Turns out this isn’t an accident. Nagi admits she just doesn’t like bananas. “[Bananas are] the only “normal” food I can’t stand, a childhood hangover from all those years my mother would jam a banana in my lunchbox and there it would sit, festering in the Aussie summer heat,” she wrote in a blog post in 2021.
Does RecipeTin Eats have banana bread recipes?
It’s a very quick answer; no!
Without any banana bread recipes on her site, fans did comment about the problem:
“NagiNagi Nagi.You’ve let me down…” said one user in 2021.
Another said, “Found this article while trying to search for a banana bread recipe and it gave me a good laugh! Loved the other recipes so far so won’t be too disappointed about the no banana rule.”
In 2024, fans are still commenting, “I came here to request a Banana Bread recipe, then read your hate for bananas LOL. Damn it!”
Many find the situation hilarious, and have shared their own stories of foods they won’t touch because of ‘childhood trauma’. Some are still holding out hope, like this comment, “So we’re all here in 2024 just to beg Nagi for a Banana Bread recipe huh?”
BHG’s best banana bread recipes
Since RecipeTinEats hasn’t got any banana bread recipes on offer, we’ve got three of our favourites that will fill in the gaps:
01
Upside-down banana bread
Elevate your usual banana bread recipe with a bit of topsy-turvy action. Caramelised bananas in the bottom of the loaf tin will add a sweet and juicy topping when your loaf is turned out.
02
Vegan banana bread
For all the vegans, and dairy-free eaters out there, we’ve got you covered! This vegan banana bread isn’t lacking in any flavour or moistness, and is the perfect accompaniment to an afternoon cuppa (without milk of course!)
03
Nutella banana bread
This one is almost ridiculous in its decadence. As described by our food editor, it’s your favourite afternoon snack, only better.
What’s next for RecipeTinEats?
Regardless of her lack of banana recipes, we still love RecipeTinEats with all of our hearts. Her new cookbook, ‘RecipeTinEats: Tonight’ has been out for a little while, with extreme popularity. And once again, she’s solved everyone’s most common problem, ‘What’s for dinner tonight?’.
150 brand-new recipes, with over 800 variations, meaning you can use what you like or just what you’ve got in the house!
Her cookbook is currently available for purchase at all good bookstores, and online at the following retailers:
