Sturdy and sustainable, full of fragrance and flavor, banana leaves can steam, roast, bake and more. Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Christina Daley After an ...

"The technique of cooking with a banana leaf is very similar to the French technique of cooking en papillote, which is enclosing (in parchment). The papillote is for the steam. The same thing happens ...

Every party needs a centerpiece, and a whole grilled fish is one of Standard International hotel group creative director Angela Dimayuga’s favorites. When it’s wrapped in banana leaves and ...

Many of Angela Dimayuga’s childhood parties revolved around adobo. This is her play on it using fish instead of the traditional pork or chicken. The sauce has the same salty-sour balance from soy ...

I often crave tamales. When that craving hits, I’ll make a dozen or two, enough for dinner and lunch for my auntie and me, plus some to toss into the freezer for those midweek meals when we want ...

Banana leaves give an aromatic flavor that’s quintessential to Philippine cooking. Because they are abundant in the terrain, they are used as wraps to serve food in. And don’t worry — they’re easier ...

Rootsy, personable little Banana Leaf introduced Houstonians to the cross-cultural delights of Malaysian food, in which currents of Malay, Chinese, Indian and Indonesian cooking mesh to create a bold, ...

Subscribe for more food and travel videos: <a href=" Banana leaf rice is a South Indian style of eating/dish which involves a ...