Banana Leaves: Inwards or Outwards?
I had Indian food for lunch today with my parents at the Old Andersonian Club, just next to Anderson School. It wasn't the best I've tasted, but it surely beats the usual stuff I take in Singapore. At the end of the meal, we folded the banana leaf because we learnt this is customary when eating off banana leaves.
The problem was, my and my mom folded our leaves inwards while my dad folded it outwards. Noticing this, we went into a small debate on which direction is right. My friends thought me to fold it inwards while my dad's friends taught him to do it the other way. As we couldn't come to a conclusion, we observed the other tables and they folded theirs inwards.
The problem was, my and my mom folded our leaves inwards while my dad folded it outwards. Noticing this, we went into a small debate on which direction is right. My friends thought me to fold it inwards while my dad's friends taught him to do it the other way. As we couldn't come to a conclusion, we observed the other tables and they folded theirs inwards.Unsatisfied, my dad asked one of the waitresses which way is the correct one. Response: Fold outwards. RESULTS: No conclusion.
I decided to do a bit of research on this issue and couldn't find any concrete sources on this yet. Hence, if anyone knows anything about this or has sources that I can look at, please let me know. I'll be glad to know the truth.
I'll be back with more once I get more research material. Probably by that time, I would've managed to solve this problem.
Labels: banana leaf, indian food
posted by JV | 9:19 PM
5 Comments:
why need to fold the banana leaves at all???
since some people fold inward some outward... i think it wun make any difference if you did the really correct way. :) (ps: i fold inward)
sim sim...you're supposed to fold it outwards..i.e. towards you. it shows you enjoyed the meal. if you fold it inwards it usually means you hope you will never repeat the experience (usually if you had a terrible meal, but mostly at funerals).. ;)
yup, BJ and Jill are correct. JV, guess who taught me to fold banana leaf? Ur La Sallian convention friend, Michael Devaneson. Hehe...
If you are in KL, head to Brickfields Sri Paandi's.... =)
To my knowledge, folding towards myself shows that I enjoyed the meal and the other way round means that I'm not satisfied. Is that what you're saying Jill?
Haha, I doubted myself because the person who said it should be folded away from myself is Indian. Guess she could be confused as well.
Anyway, my dad's logic is that if you fold it to yourself, the leftovers on the leaf might spill onto your lap. Haha..
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