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StrongIsland Nov 27, 2010 02:19 PM

Banana Leaves - where to get?

Me and a friend want to do a pig roast next spring. And we'd like to do a polypenesian-style roast burying the pig in the ground after wrapping it in banana leaves. Does anyone where these can be bought in the NYC area?

  1. MikeG Dec 1, 2010 07:04 AM

    You might find frozen leaves in larger Hispanic groceries too, but they're definitely not uncommon in Chinatown. I've seen them recently at Tan Tin Hun on the Bowery below Grand, and I'd bet that most markets with decent-sized freezer cases have them as well.

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      StrongIsland Dec 2, 2010 09:28 AM

      Nice! Thanks. We also found a place online that has them. Obviously we wouldn't be doing this until the spring so we have some time to plan.

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