Anyone know where to find banana leaves?

[popover]

We are cooking quail covered with banana leaves for an Indian improvised dish. And looked at the subzi mundi and patel brothers in our NJ area but cannot find it. Willing to go to NYC but still don't know where to go. Anyone know?

[NYC Mike]

We are cooking quail covered with banana leaves for an Indian improvised dish.  And looked at the subzi mundi and patel brothers in our NJ area but cannot find it.  Willing to go to NYC but still don't know where to go.  Anyone know?

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Popover,

This is a very common item in supermarkets in Washington Heights and Inwood. Make a left on B'way off the GW and stop at the first one you see.

-Mike

[babsarooni]

We are cooking quail covered with banana leaves for an Indian improvised dish.  And looked at the subzi mundi and patel brothers in our NJ area but cannot find it.  Willing to go to NYC but still don't know where to go.  Anyone know?

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Around here, you can find them in Mexican grocery stores in the refridgerated section, usually near the masa.

[Jaymes]

Pretty much everywhere I've lived (and I've moved around a lot), I've found them in Mexican grocery stores (as suggested). In areas where there's not a lot of Mexican traffic, the banana leaves are sold frozen. I'd suggest you locate some Mexican markets and call and ask.

Edited January 2, 2006 by Jaymes (log)

[mtigges]

In our part of the world they are found in asian markets. You can try one of those too. Unfortunately we don't have many mexican places here.

[popover]

Anyone know a place in Central New Jersey that might sell banana leaves? We may try downtown Nyc if we have time, I guess the chinatown area if we really can't find anything in NJ.

[Jaymes]

Where in Central Jersey are you located?

[popover]

Where in Central Jersey are you located?

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In Union and but already looked in Edison under the typical Asian markets.

[Philanthrophobe]

I can always find them in the produce section of Mexican groceries as well.

Have you considered calling an Asian or Mexican restaurant and asking them for suggestions? I've done that in order to track down a variety of esoteric ingredients; everyone's been really helpful.

[SuzySushi]

Try calling some Hispanic markets.

[popover]

Try calling some Hispanic markets.

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Thankyou for the suggestion do you know any in NJ, I looked but didn't find any Mexican in the area (union County).

[tamiam]

Try any Hispanic or Asian grocery. If there are none in the fresh section, they will probably be in the freezer case. If you dont see them just ask. Someone will be glad to help, language or no.

[Septemberdog61]

Not close to Edison, but several stores and bodegas in Dover carry banana leaves. Pre-unic on Blackwell Street (near Fred's Fish market) has them for sure as does the small bodega (can't recall the name) off Blackwell across from the big Episcopal Church.

[fatmat]

banana trees...

[scott123]

Twin cities in Elizabeth has them.

They're standard Hispanic grocer fare. The littlest bodegas all have them. Union has bodegas, right? Here in Morristown, we have them on almost every block. I'm sure Union is no different.

Most of the places I've found them have them in the frozen section. Look for flat dark green rectangular packages.