PAPERMANIA is a wonderful ephemera show in Hartford, Ct. and it is happening this weekend. Jan. 9th and 10th from 10-4. If you stop by my booth and mention the blog you'll get a free pocket charm!
In the meantime, here are some pictures of us making
CHINESE STUFFED BANANA LEAVES.
I highly recommend it-BUT ONLY if you have an expert like Hsin Chen to show you how!
First you get the banana leaves:
Then you make the stuffing...rice, meat and veggies... oh, and you need a pole to hang string from (your going to wrap the string around the stuffed banana leaves and then string them to the pole.)
You stuff the leaves by making a kind of triangle of one end and then wrapping it, sort of like the way you fold a flag, working from one end of the leaf to the other, then you tie it to the pole and wrap some more..
After all this (it takes a really long time, especially when you're first learning...) YOU EAT! Of course eating is the best part:)
That looks like fun! Looks yummy to!
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Very interesting! Thanks for sharing.. and glad you're feeling better!
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Delicious. I have never of it. Great photo essay of the experience too!
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