Dinner Served on a Palm Leaf Plate

Thanks to Marx Foods for the  palm leaf  plates. I haven't seen anything like this around here, until I find this in Marx food website. I love these plates! They are made of  palm leaves from forest floor, hand-stretched, flattened and heat-pressed in to different shapes. They look Authentic too.
I remember having the food served on those plates when I was in India :) these plates are extremely earth friendly for the below reasons, more than that they look pretty cool and won't get soggy unless soaked.

Its very light, extremely durable, bio-degradable and compostable.  They are made of a leaf. No trees are cut, leaves are harvested from the Forest floor :) isn't Awesome?

My DH friends are coming to Detroit from India tonight...and I'm hosting a dinner party! as you know its an Indian tradition to serve food on a banana leaf :) umm.. I'm thinking of serving it on a Palm Leaf plates.

Have you seen these plates or used them before?


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37 comments:

  1. PranisKitchenMay 14, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    dinner on palm leaf plate..looks really good

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  2. UnknownMay 14, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    Love the idea of serving food on palm leaf plates. They look natural and beautiful..Great product and concept!!

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  3. Suja ManojMay 14, 2010 at 3:29 PM

    Palm leaf plate looks so cute..nice

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  4. Angie's RecipesMay 14, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    Sounds exotic and yummy!

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  5. SwathiMay 14, 2010 at 3:58 PM

    Nice idea serving food in palm leaf plate.

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  6. Home Cooked Oriya FoodMay 14, 2010 at 4:35 PM

    Very earth friendly... Love the idea too!

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  7. Cool Lassi(e)May 14, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    Yup lovely plates and I did a review on it a couple of weeks ago too. Looks splendid!

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  8. Priya SureshMay 14, 2010 at 5:01 PM

    Love those palm leaf plates..Looks great and prefect....

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  9. tasteofbeirutMay 14, 2010 at 6:26 PM

    What a wonderful idea! I don't think I have ever seen these plates but I will look for them !

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  10. NithuMay 14, 2010 at 10:37 PM

    Wowwww it looks soo cute. Love the plates. Never heard of them.

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  11. Sushma MallyaMay 14, 2010 at 11:55 PM

    Lovely leaf plate..i have never seen such before but would love to buy this one..

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  12. Hari Chandana PMay 15, 2010 at 6:42 AM

    Lovely plates.. It looks soo beautiful.. :)

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  13. sumanMay 15, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    it looks so inviting...love the idea to serve on Palm leaf plate...nice green thought.

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  14. RachelMay 15, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    Oh yes..I don't use them but love collecting them especially the square bowls

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  15. Gita JaishankarMay 15, 2010 at 11:20 AM

    Wow Ann...those plates look cool as well the delicious-looking lunch you have served in them :)

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  16. NamithaMay 15, 2010 at 12:49 PM

    Love these plates...great way of going green :-)

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  17. Asiya OmarMay 15, 2010 at 1:43 PM

    i have'nt seen & heard about this plates yet.really nice.

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  18. Life is beautiful !!!May 15, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    Ann, the plates look really really beautiful and very neat :)

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  19. KrishnaveniMay 15, 2010 at 5:14 PM

    looks so cute.......

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  20. BoMay 16, 2010 at 12:40 AM

    I love those plates. They look really cool.

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  21. Umm MymoonahMay 16, 2010 at 3:48 PM

    Wow,the plates look really pretty

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  22. PamMay 16, 2010 at 6:42 PM

    I love the plates!

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  23. Malar GandhiMay 17, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    Palm leaf plates and cups looks terrific, havent seen them anywhere near my place. very eco-friendly.

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  24. I'm a Home Chef !!!May 19, 2010 at 3:46 AM

    cool idea...to fight against global warming!

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  25. AnonymousMay 20, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    Those are gorgeous plates!

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  26. DipikaMay 21, 2010 at 2:25 AM

    Palm leaf plates- very nice option....we have every week potlucks...this sounds good but where did u buy it...any store in particular?

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  27. Indian KhanaMay 21, 2010 at 8:57 AM

    This is interesting and plates looks gud....

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  28. AnnMay 21, 2010 at 12:29 PM

    Hi Dipika,

    You can get them from www.marxfoods.com

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  29. KumudhaMay 21, 2010 at 5:31 PM

    Such lovely plates!

    I love to eat in eco-friendly plates such as banana leaves...

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  30. UnknownMay 22, 2010 at 12:37 AM

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    We have an award waiting for you at our space. Pease do stop by to collect it.

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  31. Subhie ArunMay 22, 2010 at 6:30 PM

    thats really looks nice....palm leaf plates..

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  32. UrmiMay 23, 2010 at 6:38 AM

    What a lovely idea. Very nice and exotic way of serving food. Fantastic.

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  33. shahanaMay 23, 2010 at 6:09 PM

    Really loved the idea!

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  34. JulianaMay 24, 2010 at 5:41 PM

    Wow, nice plates...never seen anything like this...very cute :-)

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  35. LorraineMay 24, 2010 at 10:09 PM

    Very nice looking plates!

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  36. Aparna BalasubramanianMay 27, 2010 at 11:49 PM

    An excellent substitute for plantain/ banana leaves.
    They're very common in India and very eco friendly too.

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  37. UnknownAugust 2, 2013 at 8:59 AM

    I just see some Natural palm leaf products @ naturalpalmleafproducts.com

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