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Banana Leaf Dealer: Faqs 1. What Can I Do With A Banana Leaf?

Banana leaves are traditionally used as plates and bowls in Odisha, India, especially for festivities and celebrations. While plastic plates have become more common, banana leaves are still used in snack stalls and temples in eastern India. Banana leaves provide a subtle sweet flavor and aroma to food. They also keep juices in and protect food from burning similar to foil. Dried banana leaves are used as packing material for foodstuffs in Tamil Nadu, India. Banana leaves can be both machine produced and handcrafted, providing employment.

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Banana Leaf Dealer: Faqs 1. What Can I Do With A Banana Leaf?

Banana leaves are traditionally used as plates and bowls in Odisha, India, especially for festivities and celebrations. While plastic plates have become more common, banana leaves are still used in snack stalls and temples in eastern India. Banana leaves provide a subtle sweet flavor and aroma to food. They also keep juices in and protect food from burning similar to foil. Dried banana leaves are used as packing material for foodstuffs in Tamil Nadu, India. Banana leaves can be both machine produced and handcrafted, providing employment.

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Banana Leaf Dealer

Banana leaf is just one of the several leaves used in Odisha. In Odisha, the plates are
called Khali, and the small bowls are called dana. These were traditionally
synonymous with festivities and celebrations until plastic plates took over, not more
than a decade ago.
It is still trendy in the eastern part of India and often used in snack stalls and temples.
Bbut the only problem is, one cannot comfortably eat in Bbuffet-style. You have to sat
sit down, because the plates are not strong enough to hold too much food. But, if
given a choice between these disposable organic items and plastic, it's a minor
sacrifice.

But given a choice between these disposable organic items and plastic, it's a minor
sacrifice.
The best thing about it is, that the manufacturing of these items can be both machine
production as well as handcrafted.
Even today, these leaf plates are an essential part of the cottage industry in these parts
and provide employment and steady income to a lot of women.
Banana leaves are large, flexible, and waterproof. They give a fragrance to food that is
prepared in or served on them. Cooking with banana leaves imparts a subtly sweet
flavour and aroma into the dish. The petals are not themselves consumed and are
dismissed later, and the contents are applied. Besides adding flavour, the leaves keep
the juices in and protect food from burning, much as foil does.
Besides adding flavour, the leaves keep juices in and protect food from burning, much
as foil does. The dried leaves are called 'Vaazhai-ch- charge' in Tamil. In Tamil Nadu
(India), the leaves are thoroughly dried and used as packing material for foodstuffs,
and are is also made into cups to hold liquids. The dried leaves are called 'Vaazhai-ch-
charge' in Tamil. Some South Indian, Filipino and Khmer procedures apply banana
sheets as a covering during frying. The leaves are following removed. In Vietnamese
food, banana sheets are used to cover meals such as cha-Lua.
FAQs
1. What can I do with a Banana Leaf?

You can eat a meal over the leaf, as if it were a plate. When you serve hot dishes over
the banana leaf, the nutrients from the blade are also consumed along with it.
Alternatively, there are Asian/Indian dishes which involve steaming food wrapped in a
banana leaf. The concept is the same, the aroma and nutrients from the leaf make the
preparation delicious. In India, we serve food on a banana leaf. It is considered good
as we consume some of the nutrients from the blade.
The second use is that, it can be used to cover up a fire injury on a person's body. I
have seen people use banana leaf to cover the burnt skin of a person. I am not a doctor
to prescribe this use, but I know it has been used like that.
2. How to trim banana leaf?

Cut off the banana leaf off directly from where the leaf stem meets the stalk of the
plant. When cutting unusually thick leaves, make two notches: one at the top and
one at the bottom. It will prevent the trunk of the plant from being damaged as you
remove the leaf. Remove all the dead or discoloured leaves. It is the right way to
Ttrim the blade so use this process to trim.

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