Summary:
You do not have to look beyond the fruit’s ubiquitous presence in the average Tamilian’s life — from vaazhakai poriyal and vaazhaipoo vadai to banana desserts and banana leaf cutlery,we have it all. When given the option to eat off a plate or a banana leaf, most south Indians are likely to choose the leaf. An antioxidantAs much as its parent, the banana leaf too, is rather omnipresent in our everyday lives. Banking on the astringent properties of the leaf, we also came up with banana leaf tea. According to one from the Ramayana, Ram invited Hanuman over to eat from the same banana leaf as himself..