The book tells a story of how bananas were nearly unobtainable and thus became an almost totemic status symbol. An Estonian actress pilfers a banana from a hig

The book tells a story of how bananas were nearly unobtainable and thus became an almost totemic status symbol. An Estonian actress pilfers a banana from a high-level Party function, risking grave consequences, just so her daughter could taste one at least once in her life. Alas, the daughter is too young to appreciate this and declares that it tastes like "poopoo".