Need Banana Leaves

[JENNYBEEAY]

I am looking to buy banana leaves for a pork dish I want to make. Can anyone suggest a place to buy them on the Peninsula? Thanks for the help!

[nadise]

Just got some frozen banana leaves in the city, in the Mission. There's a great multicultural market at the corner of 18th and Mission, called Duc Loi Supermarket.

I know I'm late to reply to this thread, and that you were looking for a source on the Peninsula, but the thread came up when I searched for "banana leaves in san francisco", so I thought I'd leave the info for future searchers.

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Duc Loi Supermarket
2200 Mission St, San Francisco, CA

[sansai]

Casa Lucas on 24th near Bryant has them fresh(?), they're not frozen, although they are adjacent to the frozen section rather than with the produce.

[tom in sf]

I just bought some. Got two huge banana leaves in the freezer section at Ranch 99. They were like $2. Couldn't find Ti leaves though. I made Kalua Pig in a giant roaster and boy was it good.

[LaFlaca]

Casteneda's in Windsor has them fresh.

[mmerino]

Berkley Bowl West had them last Friday, fresh.

[Melanie Wong]

Note that for certain applications the leaves need to be toasted. The frozen ones usually are already toasted. For fresh, that's an extra step.

[haumea]

Any Asian or Filipino Store will have in the freezer case

[JENNYBEEAY]

Thanks for your input! I'll look into that.

[Robert Lauriston]

Or Mexican grocers.

[sfbing]

A 99 ranch should have some in the freezer.

[JENNYBEEAY]

Thanks! I'll check that out.