Banana Flowers Locally?

[Sam Salmon]

Banana Flower is one vegetable I've never tried and am reluctant to buy any without trying them in a restaurant first.

Can anyone here remember trying them in a local Thai place that I could visit?

TIA

[GoaGirl]

Thien Kim on Nanaimo also uses it in their bum mam (seafood vermicelli in pickled fish broth)....sounds wierd but is absolutely delicious. It comes on a side plate with other garnishings that you add to the soup just before eating.

[grayelf]

We had some lovely shredded banana flowers at Hoi An on Sunday.

[clutterer]

My memory is shaky at the best of times, but I could've sworn Bo uses them in his pad thai.

[fmed]

Bo had them in a couple of dishes, but I haven't seen him use it in a while. Bob Likes Thai used them in a couple of dishes as well.

[clutterer]

Come to think of it, I think I've had them at Green Lemongrass too, in that bowl o' noodles with chicken and quail egg.

[fmed]

Also at Song Huong - you can get shredded banana flowers with their bun bo hue.

[grayelf]

Right you are (as usual!), fmed. The banana flowers also come in the bo 7 mon veggy platter, IIRC.