A CLOSER LOOK
How to recognize it
Broad flexible leaves of cultivated Musa plants, commonly cut into sheets for food wrapping.
In the kitchen
Used as wrappers, moulds or liners while steaming food; remove the leaves and any fastening before eating.
This covers culinary banana or plantain leaves without claiming one species or cultivar. Not coconut leaves, fruit or edible stuffing.
Ask about this ingredient
这道菜里有芭蕉叶／香蕉叶（包裹用）吗？
Does this dish contain Banana leaf wrappers?
A few dishes to explore
These examples use this ingredient in typical or optional preparations. Open the dish to see the distinction; a restaurant’s recipe can differ.
