In most of southern India banana leaves are available abundantly. They are used as plates for traditional South Indian Food. It is believed that when hot food is placed on these banana leaves the heat generates beneficial aroma to rise from the natural plates.
People prefer these to china because they doubt the cleanliness of western style plates.
It does take time in learning to eat with the fingers and direct from the banana leaf.
Recently I had in one of my visit to kerala.Better to use banana leaves than plastic plates,its more environmental friendly.
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Our traditional way of eating
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Very interesting. Is this just common to southern India?
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yes it is! I have never seen it in the north.
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