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PR-Giants
11-18-2012, 05:56 PM
I was at a Walmart yesterday and noticed fresh green banana leaves for sale.
People here use them for cooking.
A farmer makes $0.35 per 10 oz platano, but it seems the real money is in selling the leaves.
Abnshrek
11-18-2012, 09:53 PM
I have dried brown banana cinnamon leaves for cooking.. only $5 a lb.. lol :^)
sunfish
11-18-2012, 10:02 PM
Chiquita Bananas $.25 per. lb. at Food 4 Less
bananimal
11-19-2012, 06:32 PM
We use fresh green banana leaves for cooking rice and pigeon peas - aka arroz con gandules.
We blanch leaf sections for a bit then cut them to fit the pot as a topping for the whole cooking time. Imparts a subtle but noticeable flavor to the dish. Very Carribean thing to do. I use Goldfinger leaves as they are large enough. For a stronger flavor use D Namwah - thicker leaves - more oomph.
PR-Giants
11-19-2012, 06:48 PM
Puerto Rican Pasteles
Pasteles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pasteles)
RAINFOREZT
11-19-2012, 07:24 PM
Multipurpose banana leaves, Trivandrum - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jl2kkQSQpRU)
momoese
11-19-2012, 07:27 PM
Canna leaves can be used for cooking too.
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