When it comes to many of the foods we buy from the supermarket and eat, we would be surprised how little we know about the things we consume without putting much thought into where it comes from or how its grown. You might like eating pineapple, but you might not know that it takes two years to grow one. You might like to eat peanuts, but you might not know that a peanut isn't actually a nut, it's a legume.

And you might think that bananas grow on trees, when in reality, they grow on herbaceous plants that just happen to look like trees. In fact, a banana tree is an herb, and it part of the family Musa, which doesn't sound very nice, but you already know its furit is tasty.

You might not realize as well that many cultures around the world cook with banana oil that they obtain from the banana tree leaf. The Chinese like to cook with banana tree leaves and use them in all sorts of cooking. And in some Indian cultures, they use the banana tree leaf to put their food on, replacing plates and bowls.

And finally, when it comes to bananas, did you know that they also came in red and purple? Well, they do, however, those colors aren't as pleasant to eat, as they are filled with seeds and they aren't as tasty, so people will use the red banana tree more for ornamental purposes.

So the next time you're shopping for food, you might have a little bit more appreciation of what you're eating.