suryausa Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 It is one of the most eco-friendly, disposable food serving systems. It degrades quickly and unlike a metallic/porcelain utensil, it requires very little cleaning with water or soap. Great for a water scarce India. It is healthy. The antioxidants (polyphenols) in banana leaf is reported to help fight cancer. http://www.livestrong.com/articl.... Another research says the leaf contains polyphenol oxidase that help fight Parkinson's disease. http://ejournal.sinica.edu.tw/bb... Banana leaves are also used in some ayurvedic medicinal preparations. By serving hot food on a banana leaf, one could get a lot of those good stuff although the leaf is hard to digest for human when eaten as-is. It is hygienic. A simple sprinkling of water is enough to clean a banana leaf. When you are eating at places with questionable hygiene it always preferable to eat in a banana leaf than an inadequately cleaned plate. It is practical. Other leaves are too small to have food in and Indian population is too big to have everybody use plastic utensils without screwing up the environment in a big way. It is waterproof. South Indian foods involve a lot of liquids and many other bio materials don't fit in easily. The leaves can be quite big and is great to present the diverse food stuffs in a South Indian menu. Most plates are not good in this aspect. Since the leaf can hold a large volume of food, it requires less rounds of serving and thus it is easy when you are serving parties of 1000s of people (not unusual in Indian weddings). It adds a nice aroma to the food and improves the taste of some foods like rasam (Indian soup). Finally, we love to follow the ways of our ancestors (especially when they are right). It is nice to have a bit of history and culture when you are dealing with something as fundamental as food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravula Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Nuvu kuda kg candidate for becoming celebrity gossip blog post on the situation in this country u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryausa Posted April 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 try upma in arati aaku ..... super vuntundi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravula Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Uko ra babu? Jonathan and watch babayya operation of mumbai and watch open heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryausa Posted April 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Nuvu kuda kg candidate for becoming celebrity gossip blog post on the situation in this country u ardham kaledu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravula Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 try upma in arati aaku ..... super vuntundi Nenu arati tokka tho try chesta oka na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryausa Posted April 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Nenu arati tokka tho try chesta oka na arati pandu thokka thinu weight thagguthavu ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micxas Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 :3D_Smiles: Nenu arati tokka tho try chesta oka na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keerthi1990 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 It is one of the most eco-friendly, disposable food serving systems. It degrades quickly and unlike a metallic/porcelain utensil, it requires very little cleaning with water or soap. Great for a water scarce India. It is healthy. The antioxidants (polyphenols) in banana leaf is reported to help fight cancer. http://www.livestrong.com/articl.... Another research says the leaf contains polyphenol oxidase that help fight Parkinson's disease. http://ejournal.sinica.edu.tw/bb... Banana leaves are also used in some ayurvedic medicinal preparations. By serving hot food on a banana leaf, one could get a lot of those good stuff although the leaf is hard to digest for human when eaten as-is. It is hygienic. A simple sprinkling of water is enough to clean a banana leaf. When you are eating at places with questionable hygiene it always preferable to eat in a banana leaf than an inadequately cleaned plate. It is practical. Other leaves are too small to have food in and Indian population is too big to have everybody use plastic utensils without screwing up the environment in a big way. It is waterproof. South Indian foods involve a lot of liquids and many other bio materials don't fit in easily. The leaves can be quite big and is great to present the diverse food stuffs in a South Indian menu. Most plates are not good in this aspect. Since the leaf can hold a large volume of food, it requires less rounds of serving and thus it is easy when you are serving parties of 1000s of people (not unusual in Indian weddings). It adds a nice aroma to the food and improves the taste of some foods like rasam (Indian soup). Finally, we love to follow the ways of our ancestors (especially when they are right). It is nice to have a bit of history and culture when you are dealing with something as fundamental as food. GP thx 4 shsfing naa pelliki ide prefer chestanu :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravula Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 ardham kaledu I was just pulling the specialist at the hospital numbers never justify their atrocities the specialist at the best price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravula Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 GP thx 4 shsfing naa pelliki ide prefer chestanu :) Try ganneru aaku It's even more amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 I was just pulling the specialist at the hospital numbers never justify their atrocities the specialist at the best price Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Try ganneru aaku It's even more amazing thats for night shift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryausa Posted April 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 GP thx 4 shsfing naa pelliki ide prefer chestanu :) try it bavuntundi .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suryausa Posted April 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Try ganneru aaku It's even more amazing ide nee dp ki suit kavu annadi ..... arati aku is used for food ganneru is used as poison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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