Tropical Zone Gardening: OK...Malaysian Cooking...., 0 by heavenscape

heavenscape wrote:
Well Carol, you are so lucky to experience some Malay living. Yes, all parts of the banana tree is used. Except for the roots.

On special "kenduris", Malay prayer gatherings for the departed, food will be arranged on banana leaves. Here's a picture of my relatives and sisters preparing platters of food for the gathering. After prayers, 4 adults will sit cross legged on the mat, around a platter, eating with their fingers.