This kiosk serves French fries inside banana leaves to avoid the use of single-use plastic

    This kiosk serves French fries inside banana leaves to avoid the use of single-use plastic

    A street food stand in Guatemala has decided to serve banana leaf fries to avoid the use of plastic

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    A street food stand in Guatemala has decided to serve fries in banana leaves to avoid the use of disposable containers or plastic bags





    A street food stand in Totonicapán in Guatemala wanted to make its contribution to reduce the use of plastic. How? Serving the fries in a banana leaf bag.

    No more plastic plates and forks, even street food, at least in Guatemala, is becoming more attentive to the environment, using a typical product of the territory and completely "green". Let's talk about the banana leaves that have become a perfect container for french fries, combined with a simple wooden toothpick. (READ also: The indigenous people who replaced plastic bags with banana leaves)

    The booth manager chose this system to avoid plastic, a simple gesture that however attracted the attention of passers-by intrigued by the fact that banana leaves, commonly used in this South American country to wrap tamales, chuchitos and others typical dishes, were also useful for the first time to contain a portion of French fries.

    In a fast food stall in Totonicapán (Guatemala) they serve French fries in banana leaves to reduce the impact of plastics on the environment.

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    – Fer Rubio (@FerRubio94) January 5, 2021

    Banana leaves are closely linked to the traditional food of some Latin American countries and, taking these customs into account, perhaps a solution to the plastic problem in these places could be found in a "return to origins".

    Already in 2016 the municipality of San Pedro La Laguna, in southern Guatemala, banned the use of plastic bags and, with the aim of containing plastic pollution in the waters of Lake Atitlán (which surrounds this tourist resort) market food is served in banana leaves.


    In other parts of the world, banana leaves have also been used in recent years as a valid alternative to plastic, for example we told you about the Thai supermarket which has a completely plastic-free fruit and vegetable department in which the vegetables are wrapped in the leaves. of banana.


    Fonti: The Horticulturist / Guatemala.com

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