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Phrases:
A.have created a ________ technique.
B. ________ of eating the peel
C.at a freezing cold ________ .
D.Similar to ________ countries.

It almost seems too hard to believe, but there is now a banana that has an eatable peel. Most people would never ________ of a banana. However, banana farmers in Japan ________ for growing bananas with a peel we can eat. Farmers in Okayama, in the west of Japan, keep their banana trees ________ of -60°C. The farmers then replant the trees in 27℃ temperatures. The huge change in temperature makes the tree suddenly grow too quickly for the peel to fully mature. This makes the skin thin, soft and sweet enough to eat. Bananas are the most popular fruit in Japan. ________ , Japan imports most of its bananas. About 99% of bananas in Japanese stores are imported. The new technique could mean Japanese people eat more home-grown bananas.