Subtle favour, slight floral note & polite hint of bitterness: Time to turn banana peel into a dish SECTIONS Subtle favour, slight floral note & polite hint of bitterness: Time to turn banana peel into a dishBy Charlotte Druckman, New York Times Last Updated: May 11, 2021, 05:40 PM IST Share iStock The flavour of the cooked skins isn’t too pronounced — it’s subtle, with a polite suggestion of bitterness, and a slight floral note on the finish. In November, British cookbook author and food personality Nigella Lawson shocked her nation when she demonstrated a recipe from her latest cookbook, “Cook, Eat, Repeat,” on her BBC television show of the same name. It wasn’t royal family-level scandalous. Still, based on public reaction, you’d think she’d caused a major controversy.