Eco friendly disposable plates made in Nepalby Bal krishna Pandey | 27-02-2020 21:15 |
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 We mostly use plastic plates on many occasions for a single use purpose. Do you know In Nepal, we use Leaf plates mostly in ceremonies. This become integrated part of religious rituals. We can see floral offerings and many objects placed in fresh leaf plates. Tapari, Duna and Bota are the versatile disposable leaf plates and bowls made by sewing Saal ko Paat with small bamboo sticks. Saal (Shorea Robusta) trees are most often found in the Terai regions of Nepal and are used for wood, firewood. The leaves are used for plates and animal feed, while the seeds and fruits have an Ayurvedic medicinal use. Nepalese use plates and bowls of fresh leaves for many occasions, including religious rituals, the child rice feeding ceremony, many feast days (bhoye) and the wedding ceremony. Dry saal leaf plates are mainly used for picnics, restaurants, village festivals and street food stalls as disposable plates. Tapari - is a slightly curved plate made by sewing several saal leaves with fine bamboo sticks (sinka). The shiny fresh green leaves are very flexible and have a lot of moisture, which makes it easy to twist, compress and shape them without breaking the leaves. Duna - is a medium sized bowl, circular or rectangular and can be used to hold semi-liquid objects. Bota - is usually made using a single sheet of saal, sewn together in a small bowl. The shiny dark green leaves are harvested by hand from the lower branches of the tree. Some freshly fallen leaves are also harvested from the ground. It is then carefully stacked, tied with a thin bamboo rope and bundled, and put on the market for sale or supplied to various suppliers. I think this is a great idea to avoid single use of plastic plates. This is an example of how culture is saving environment. References: tasteofnepalblogspot.com |
