21.   Place second piece of banana leaf on top of pork.

22.   The menu changes nightly, but the red snapper wrapped in banana leaves is a great catch.

23.   The restaurant offers scrumptious handmade tamales wrapped in banana leaves and mesquite-grilled meats.

24.   Tropical flowers, such as birds of paradise, and banana leaves and palm fronds are easily arranged in plain vases or cans of water hidden in baskets.

25.   Try Asian food markets for the lemon grass, shrimp paste, nuoc mam, Thai basil and banana leaves.

26.   Turn each packet over so the seam is down, then tie loosely with long strips of banana leaves.

27.   Used for steaming, grilling and sometimes slow-roasting, banana leaves are popular in the tropics.

28.   What it is is a corn flour with sugar and nutmeg, steamed in a rolled banana leaf.

29.   You can buy Louisiana-style jambalaya from a food stand, or shop for a hat made from banana leaves or a necklace made from seashells.

30.   Pork and chicken adobo, prepared by residents and business groups, was spread on banana leaves on tables set up along the main thoroughfare.