View Full Version : What to do with a banana leaf
thebes11
07-19-2008, 11:43 AM
I have a 6 foot long, 20 inch wide (at it's widest) banana leaf. Beside the obvious "make compost" what should I do with it?
I was thinking about making tamales..:chefnaner:.anyone know how to make tamales with banana leaves? I had some on Cozumel and they were amazing.
Any other ideas? My wife says I should fan her with it while feeding her grapes.
xavierdlc61887
07-19-2008, 11:46 AM
they call them borachos i think because they are 3 times the size of a normal tamle :P hahaha im mexican and we eat those every holiday or birthday :P i get tired of them pretty quick :P eating them all the time :P
thebes11
07-19-2008, 11:49 AM
they call them borachos i think because they are 3 times the size of a normal tamle :P hahaha im mexican and we eat those every holiday or birthday :P i get tired of them pretty quick :P eating them all the time :P
I googled borachos for a recipe, and all I got was a bunch of links to Spanish speaking drunk people! Oh, and one recipe for drunken beans! Frijoles boracho.:bananas_b:nanadrink:
xavierdlc61887
07-19-2008, 11:50 AM
google boracho tamal
xavierdlc61887
07-19-2008, 11:52 AM
but click images and it will show u a boracho
thebes11
07-19-2008, 11:57 AM
Nice! Need a recipe....
xavierdlc61887
07-19-2008, 12:02 PM
i dont know any...i might sound old fashioned and get kicked around but only the women cook here :P i know how to cook, its just they cook way better :P and its a mexican thing women....its just the way it is i guess mexican customs :P
thebes11
07-19-2008, 12:11 PM
I guess that means I"m probably going to wind up wearing a toga and catering to her highness. Now to go buy some grapes....
sandy0225
07-19-2008, 12:41 PM
I think the toga and grapes idea sounds great anyway. Mind if I show this thread to MY husband????
BIGDAWG69
07-19-2008, 02:51 PM
Borracho means drunk in Spanish - lol
CookieCows
07-19-2008, 03:34 PM
Don't know if this would be similar to what you remember but if you combine banana leaf with tamales and google that.....you come up with recipes :waving:
Tamales: Basic Tamales - MEXICO HOT . . OR NOT! - MEXICAN COOKING, (http://www.mexconnect.com/mex_/recipes/puebla/kgtamales1.html)
Deb
Simply Bananas
07-19-2008, 05:45 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=11531 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=11455&ppuser=226)
Roast a 45lb sweet pig and display it on leaves.
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