The first time I had this, the roastiness overpowered the banana. When I did catch some banana, it leaned mostly toward fresh green banana flavor. The second time I had this, I tried it with soy milk, and that definitely helped to bring out the pudding aspects. It really reminded me of…well maybe not exactly banana pudding, but warm creamy banana at least. And I didn’t notice the roasted rice that time. I finished the bag with my third cup of this – it’s a tea that’s just easy to drink and especially shines cold. There are many better 52teas banana blends, but this was still quite fun.