It's been six years since designer Jean-Paul Gaultier trundled out that banana leaf bag "inspired by the ... In Malaysia, it looks like a takeaway pack of nasi lemak — the country's national ...

They are simply wrapped in a banana leaf and secured using a flexible piece of bamboo. Banana leaves are a great alternative to plastic as the leaf is large, thick and supple enough to be folded.

Banana leaf rice is a dish unto itself in South Indian cooking, and it’s usually served with a vegetarian curry. Lead photo by Madhawa Habarakada Cooking and eating with banana leaves is such a ...

Each year, Dole grows billions of bananas—the world’s most popular fruit—along with other produce. But not all of those billions of bananas end up as food: Some portion of them are lost ...

Using the banana leaf, mandarai leaf ( Bauhinia variegata) and panai olai (palm leaves) to pack food was once traditional in South India. The pandemic, which prompted a surge in the use of ...