[header] How to peel a banana [title] Hold the banana in your hand, stem pointing up. [step] It'll be easier to snap the stem back if it's positioned this way. [title] Snap off the stem and peel the skin downward. 
[step] Once you've done that, you can continue peeling the rest of the banana downward, in one or two more strips. This is the most common way to peel a banana, so chances are that you're already familiar with it.