It is popularly called boodle fight where the food is placed on the banana leaves that are spread on the dining table. The idea is for the diners to find a position to eat with the food in the center which they can freely get. The boodle fight is about eating with bare hands.
With the popularity of the boodle fight dining, there are restaurants here that offer that kind of setup. All you need is to reserve a table with the number of diners in your group and also the food that you desire. For a change, it is nice to experience eating on banana leaves for it somehow gives an added flavor to the food.
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Have you eaten on banana leaves?
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Yes
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just once or twice
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No
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No I never have done this Alex.
i have had the opportunity (in Singapore.
I love the picture Alex!
I have eaten on a banana leaf but on a separate leaf – not what I see in the image.