Apparently, banana bread is the male equivalent of flowers

It may be a cliché, but coming up with gift ideas for the men in your life can be a challenge.

Whatever the occasion, or simply just because, a bunch of flowers is always a safe bet when giving gifts to the women in your life. It then begs the question: What is the male equivalent? A quick search throws up a few obvious, if gender stereotypical, suggestions: a case of beer, for example, and a good sandwich.

But recently, a rather unexpected answer has been circulating on social media, receiving the men’s stamp of approval in the comments: banana bread.

The idea is supposedly traced back to a single comment on a TikTok post posing the age-old question that has confounded romantic partners for decades.

But in a case of groupthink, or because men really do love banana bread, the men in th