Prosciutto-wrapped cantaloupe is standard Italian fare (prosciutto e melone), I can't see bacon-wrapped banana unreasonably far from that. Going to try it tomorrow morning.
Also, Bacon-Wrapped Dates. But I suppose the question is not so much if it'd be any good, but whether it's common. And I've never seen bacon wrapped banana, either.
now you've got me wondering what is the subset of countries that both grow dates and eat bacon :)
European mediterranian countries.
Bacon wrapped dates were pretty common at parties in Spain. Then they were considered bad for your health because of the fat, and now they are considered bad for your health because of the sugar.
ah ok a bit like the french used to do prunes wrapped in bacon. do the spanish grow dates? never seen a spanish date
Not in significant quantities, looks like, but Morocco and Algeria, which are basically next door, are significant producers.
Morocco & Algeria probably do not consume much pork, though.
Bacon-wrapped dates are AFAIK a relatively recent thing in the US. Bacon-wrapped scallops--which are actually a bit hard to get right (i.e. both the bacon and the scallops baked reasonably)--were the more traditional cocktail party item.
Bacon-wrapped dates, under the name of "devils on horseback", are documented (by the OED, no less) in an American magazine of 1885. So... not that recent. They certainly were a thing by the 1970s, then faded, then came back.
whatever you do, do not make scrambled eggs with blueberries. i throw up once just had a tiny bite.