This video tells you everything about the art and science of having a meal on banana leaf 

You may have a good set of genuine bone china or ceramic dinner plates for that grand party at your place, but for a true South Indian, nothing works like a meal served on banana leaf. Put Chutney tells you why having a meal on banana leaf not just obliges your stomach, but also delights your senses. The colour, the symmetry, the texture, the smell– they give the eater a psychological satisfaction.

Dishes are ergonomically placed to facilitate eating. From positioning and cleaning the leaf to placing the food stuffs without breaking the rules (Remember: salt, pickle, side-dishes and sweet are placed on the upper half. And of course, you know why sweet deserves the top right corner!), the guide-video trains you in just 6 minutes.

Major rules:

#1 Rice is irreplaceable. It takes the central position like the Sun around which other dishes are placed.

#2 Forks and spoons and anything that gives competition to your fingers in feeding you, are banned.

#3 While eating, your left hand should be placed parallel to the leaf and right one, perpendicular (vice versa for lefties).

#4 Never say ‘no’ to curd rice. Relishing the dish is the penultimate phase while having a meal on banana leaf.

Asking for a refill is an art and this video reveals you about the ‘ancient’ method to nail it! To finish it off like a pro, you must learn the ‘wrap and slurp’ technique of wolfing down payasam.

Especially, if you are not a South Indian, but live in this side of the country, these tips come really handy to win them over.

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