Ever ate in leave plates?

yes i ate in banana leaves plate,it gives the awesome feeling. i think it also increases the taste of the food and the best thing is that these leaves are disposable and environment friendly plates.

Hi Professor, Nice image of leaf plate, It reminds of my childhood when we used to eat in leaf plates for festivals, marriages and other functions at home and at our relatives home. My mother was very particular that we should eat in leaf plates at least on festival days, and I can tell you the food tastes much better when eaten in a leaf plate. I should again follow he same and show it to my 4 year old son. Thank you for the post and the pic, Happy Mylotting Calpro

Very nice topic Sir! In our local talk it is said that Plantain leaves are the golden plates of the poor person (Garibara Sunaa-Thaali), because it is easily available, cheap, clean and healthy to use! Plates of Sal leaves are also popular in rural as well as urban lifestyles in festivals and special occasions like marriage etc. Besides this, paper plates and china-clay plates are also in use in many places on special occasions. In religious feasts, Plantain-leaf plates and Sal leaf plates are more used! Our family use of utensils are of stainless steel and china-clay. Brass utensils are used for worship of Prasad to the deities! Now-a-days, synthetic heat resistance plastic plates are also in use! Thanks for this nice topic and best wishes for a bright 'Kaatika Poornimaa'!!

I have eaten many a time in banana leaves.I must say some of the meals were sumptuous.I've also consumed food in paper plates at parties in my and other friends house.We use plates made of meleniware at home.Hope you have a great day.

Yes, I have eaten my food in leave paltes , many a times..and we have still tradition that to eat PRASAADAM at Mandir or so,,that way only.. While, in Paper plates is much more common , when we go out for some get together / picnic and mostly while jounry that is best choice..and very easy to carry and Use and Throw idea. Well, in normal use, I think most of people use Steel or Malamine plates or so.. Good Luck

Hi, Professor2010! I have eaten food in lotus leaf many times. In several kinds of food in South China, lotus leaves are appointed containers because its faint scent can improve the taste of these food, and its nutrition will permeate into these food as well. We have lotus rice, steamed pork with lotus, etc. here, all of them are delicious food.

hi professor oh yes we use paper plates on picnics as we can just toss them after using them, I am in the US. I have been to parties where a buffet is set up with all sorts of food and paper plates and paper cups. one party I went to the plates were very flimsy and you had to 'be very careful or you would dump your food onto the floor or worse yet someone else's lap. lol. I have always thought it would be fun to eat off leaves at a picnic but you would have to have large leaves to hold very much food. Usually for every day use we use pottery plates and silverware.

I have eaten in leaf plates a lot many times.As in Hindu tradition, especially during festivals or during some important family functions like weddings the food is served in plantain leaves.It is an experience eating out of these plates.People who are not used to it will find it extremely funny or even difficult to eat out of it, especially when the food is the rice varieties with dishes like sambar,rasam and curd.However I relish eating out of these plates.

Hi there, Prof.:) My parents did not allow us to use breakable utensils when we were kids. They hated it so much when we broke one..:) even when I was growing up I remember my Mum buying focca shells utensils because they are better than plastic but do not break so easily. Well, the spoons and forks are silvers ,though. When I have my own family, I used ceramics and silvers and glasses. But, I love to eat in banana leaves. Here in the Philippines, when we are having picnics or just fun, we would eat in banana leaves using our bare hands, too. The food seems to taste more yummy especially if it is with alamang (similar to caviar) and fried fish, eggplants and steaming hot rice. Just yummy!:)

As far as utensils go in our house, we always use stainless steel utensils regardless of whether or not we have company. When it comes to the plates and cups that we are using, we typically use glass plates for Tom and myself and the kids have some plastic plates that we use because they are unbreakable. Then the glasses that we use are always Tupperware because of the fact that is also something that we aren't able to break. Now, we will use paper plates when we have guests.

I have all kind of experiences. But we use marble plats in our day to day life. But I really hate paper plates. But that is unavoidable in parties. I enjoyed eating meals in banana leaves. Now I miss so many things in my life.

The professor again, I love your topic. well, prof, that's common in my country. Many traditional food we eat in leave plate. That's nice and I love that. Seems that I have gone back to the old times. The smell of the leaves is also nice. I love eating in leaves plate.

Hi Professor2010. Yes, I have tried eating on Banana leaves when me and my family had an out-of-town vacation. It's common on our provinces. The locals usually serve food using Banana leaves as plates and they use their bare hands to eat. When you grow up in the city, it may seem quite messy or unclean when you see it for the first time. But the people clean the leaves first and they prepare clean water and soap near the table for hand washing before eating. It's not really yucky, it's actually a fun experience. It's their traditional way of eating though they know how to use the spoon and fork. When a visitor is uncomfortable eating in this manner, they serve silverwares and plates. I like the experience because it makes me appreciate our culture more and I like how rugged we can be while eating, we don't have to be too conscious with the way we eat unlike in different restaurants. Some of the popular dishes they prepare are grilled fishes which are freshly caught and served with tomatoes with shrimp paste or soy sauce with lime and hot pepper, grilled pork or chicken meat, grilled eggplants, steamed crabs and shrimps, steamed greens, etc. Wow, I'm getting really hungry right now. =)

I used plates made of leaves a lot of times.Its use to serve prasad in Hindu temples and we also use the plantain leaves to eat during some religious functions.Normally a fest in South India is served in these plantain leaves.I normally use utensils made of stainless steel for cooking.I have used paper plates in Bday parties or during travell.I enjoy eating on a plantain leaf.

would be interesting to eat off leaves. we use paper plates mostly alth I have 2 sets of dishes in the cupboards we use for a family dinner. We have stainless steel utensils

hello Prof, Here in my country we love to eat using banana leaves. Even if we use plastic,metal or glass plate we still want to put banana leaf on top of those plates before putting the foods. The banana leaf gives a good aroma that enhances our appetite. The usual plates that use here is glass plates. But during occasions, esp with kids birthday party we usually use paper plates to minimize washing dishes. While wedding party's some uses paper plates too when the reception is held at home,esp when guests are in good number. Some restaurant here in our country serves the rice wrapped with banana leaves,it's really smells good. Have a great weekend dear bhai

Long ago, Indonesian ate using banana or teak leaves, using hands instead of spoons and forks. It add a certain taste to the foods, besides being friendly to the nature.

I have used plates made of leaves to eat in many occasions.In Hindu tamples Prasad is given in plates made of leaf.Plantain leaf is used as a plate in South India during religious functions.Feast in South India is usually served in these plantain leaves.I enjoy eating on it.I use paper plates in birthday parties or when we travell.I home we use utensils made of stainless steels for cooking and brass and silver are used when offered to god and during religious events but not used for eating.