South India 101 - The Banana Leaf REACTION!! 

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Paan is made of betel leaf. Banana leaf is not edible. But awesome to eat on!

If the entire World ate with their fingers like Indians there won't have been these many plastic spoons and forks in our ocean ! 😜

Banana leaf is predominantly used in South. But most parts of India also use Pattal or Patravali plates/bowls made out of Sal or Banyan leaves since ancient times till today.

it's not sarcastic bro..it's true..just with a little exaggeration.. most of it it's true

നമ്മടെ വാഴയില 😍😍😍😍😍 Its not a new thing to us, to eat in a banana leaf......proud SOUTH INDIANS 🥰🥰🥰🥰

I'm a Marathi girl..!! But I love south Indian food...!!!! Especially Kerala food..!! And we wash our hands before we eat and we eat only with our right hand ✋

1)We eat with hands because physically touching the food increases the salivation process in the mouth. Therefore making breakdown of carbohydrates easy. 2) we sit down and eat because we are in contact with the land which increase the positivity in our body. 3) we eat in banana leaf as it increases the taste of the food and is biodegradable. 4) the food of South India in bana leaf is such that it is a complete meal. It has proteins from dal (sambar, huli... Etc) and vegetables. Carbs from rice. Good fats from ghee and sweets(payasam, Sheeran.. Etc). Vitamins and minerals from vegetables. Curd aids in digestion. 5) everything is eaten in specific order. First sweet then rice and yellow dal(with lemon) then rice with sambar, then side rice(like lemon rice, puliogre), then agins u can eat rice with sambar or rasam. While eating all others you can also eat bhanji or any other side dish. Then u eat curd rice or buttermilk rice.

We are probably the only culture who wash their hands before eating. We don’t eat with dirty hands and definitely try to avoid germ filled cutlery

Feeding someone with your own hands is showing love n affection towards that person. Indian mothers do that all d time. Even if her son is 50 years old and he comes to meet her she will feed him food with her own hand. And that experience hevenly because d person's heart is full of love. Dear Korbin u must try this at least once. Let your mother or wife feed u. :) and they clean thr hands before feeding u so don't worry.

Even Biryani feels very tastier when eaten on banana leaf

I'm a bengali girl..........but i love south indian dishes....and my family too....,,i love to make south indian dishes

Any food wich served in banana leaf it tase gooooood """"the language they speak is called "tamil"""

Here's some more technical stuff w.r.t eating on the banana leaf for you guys: The banana leaf is rich in antioxidants, which leech into the hot food served on it. There's an order in which we approach our food: 1. A very small portion of the dessert (usually payasam / kheer) is served at the bottom right corner of the leaf. You are supposed to start off your meal with this - the sweet helps activate your salivary glands. 2. The next step is to eat a small portion (just a couple of morsels) of hot rice mixed with ghee (clarified butter), salt (to taste) and dal. The ghee helps lubricate your gut, while the dal helps subdue the acid in your stomach. 3. Then you get on with the meal - the usual order is rice with sambar, then rice with rasam; you have a lot of side dishes like pickle, curry, chutney, papad / chips & veggies to go with it. 4. The dessert in full quantity is usually served after the rasam rice and before curd rice - this is to restrict your appetite and prevent overeating. 5. In the end you have curd rice - this is a coolant to your system and helps in digestion. Also to be noted is that you have curd rice for lunch and rice with buttermilk (diluted curd) for dinner, because curd is heavy and difficult to digest when you sleep. 6. Lastly, the role of salt: add water to the salt served on the top left corner of the leaf, and rinse your fingers in the salt water - this helps get rid of all the grease on your fingers. 7. End your meal with paan. @Rick: Paan isn't made using banana leaves. It is made using betel leaves. The filling in the paan is usually bits of arecanut / betelnut, sugar and a bit of limestone paste smeared on the leaves. This aids in digestion. And that's how you do justice a South Indian meal !!

We here in ASSAM also use banana leaves as plates on some occasions. Even the stem of banana tree can be made into a plate. I just liked it so much during my childhood but now everything is replaced by plastic plates in our region.

Germophobic korbin !!! His reactions during the video were legit 😂

I recommended this ages ago 😍 thanks and pls eat from banana leaf when you come to India 😊

If Korbin has an issue with that curd rice part, he would have a really, really difficult time in India.

you have no idea how crazy happy i am right now with this reaction n discussion.

I am Telugu... I can feel each and every part of that video... 😂😂😂😂😂 Simply put, this was all about how to eat South Indian food.. 😂😂 Was laughing the entire time...

Banana leaf is use to create PAAN 😳😳 I am done now 😂😂😂😂

Korbin knows how feets taste but is grossed by hands.

"i think banana leaf is paan" great start, guys.

It looked a bit uncomfortable for Korbin,😂(Which is fine).

We, from the south of India eat a lot on the banana leaf, especially during festivals and religious ceremonies. I invite you both to attend my wedding at the end of this month so that you may experience eating on a banana leaf 🙏 We'll arrange for spoons for you, Korbin, don't worry 😊

what they didnt mention is the shape of the leaf - its shaped similar to our tongue - and each food items are suppose to be placed similar to where the sensory regions are in our tongue. Like salt is placed at the tip etc

Actually south india has preserved our culture because in north we use banana leaf and other leaf plates on occasions like weddings and other cultural events. Loved this way. It's good for us and for the environment.

My mom feed me many times with her hands... And believe me... It's the best experience... You will feel the love in that food.. Weather its tasty of not.. You will definitely eat more than you should..

The antioxidants (polyphenols) in banana leaf is reported to help fight cancer. ... Banana leaves are also used in some ayurvedic medicinal preparations. By serving hot food on a banana leaf, one could get a lot of those good stuff although the leaf is hard to digest for human when eaten as-is. It is hygienic.

M sitting on couch and having my coffee and the notification pops..jumpe like a rabbit and clicked it ..and now watching it..good morning OSR😍😍

You know korbin.. we have this practice called kaituttu ( hand bites is the literal translation!) Usually our granny would make all her grandchildren sit around her with the food bowl in her hand. Each one of us would put our palm out and she puts a bite of food on each palm and this goes into 10 to 15 rounds.. the yummiest meal I have ever had.. oh it would be accompanied with story Or a song by granny..

In European restaurants they don't serve ketchup or chilli flakes etc, because you are supposed to eat what the chef prepared for you. You are not supposed to alter the food. Indian cuisine is complete opposite of that where you are served multiple things of different flavours and textures and it is upto you to mix and match and choose what to eat. It is true for something as simple as pani puri where atleast two different waters are given (sweet red and spicy green) to most elaborate south Indian meals where you have 4-50 dishes depending on the grandiose of the meal.

Korbin how can you trust a spoon which is washed and cleaned by someone else and not trust something that you get to clean daily ..

I am a south Indian and those mentioned in the video is very much true for us..it's just for fun that the video has been made in a sarcastic way.

In india when you feed another person with your own hands it showing immense love towards that person. Indian mothers do it all the time to their children. Its a custom in Indian marriages that the marrying couple is asked to feed each other to create a bonding.

Korbin you don't know what you are missing out on.... Eating with hands is such a beautiful experience... In India we learn that we should use all our senses while eating food.

Very informative discussion after the video.. One of your best yet

"Eating Indian food with utensils is like making love with your clothes on!" - Old Indian adage :-)

So Rick has wet dreams about Alia.... feeding him 🤣

One more thing, if u have poisoned food on banana leaf, it changes color.

The difference in our culture is highlighted when you guys watch these kind of videos. Come to Kerala and attend a wedding and visit during Onam festival in Aug-Sep next year (Korbin will not be able to travel though with the baby 😕). You can experience it first hand. After watching the video, I feel like eating a ‘sadya’ 😋 Rick, Indrani fed you? Aww that’s the sweetest thing. Unless you truly love the person and are totally comfortable with him/her, no one would do it. You lucky man ❤️🥳

9:10 EXPERIENCE! It's weird coz we eat using our hands for all the 3 meals. Of course it depends like if you are in a fancy restaurant, you use cutleries 😬

U guys really know how to give surprises with an unexpected video reactions 😍😍

In most of the functions in South India, meal is served in Banana Leaves only. Nowadays, there will be options like whether on Banana Leaves or Plates.

I am chuckling watching this blog after having seen our oh so dainty Korbin eating with his fingers (blasphemy!) while on his trip to India. Korbin my fellow, you sure have come a long way😝

In India, we use Areca leaf (in northern part) and Banana leaf(in southern part). That's beauty of our nation ♥️ And Areca leaf and banana leaf adds some unique flavour to it. And it's more healthier.

Howdy Rick & Korbin Since the day I stumbled upon your channel I am glued to it and each day i've have to watch ur videos or else i feel .... don't know or cannot explain how I feel but I do need to watch ur videos to energize my day. Your reaction, analysis, knowledge & most importantly ur family is amazing. Do keep up the job and I'll also try to explain most of the things that may not be up to ur knowledge. Bye have a nice day. PS - Korbin don't Korbinize my name.

Banana Leaf is also known as Plantain leaf. Great you reviewed this video. You can eat anything on this plate from nature. The sarcasm is for those indians who are ignorant about science involved eating with hands or those who feels eating with hands is ugly.

Rick Segall - You are definitely Indian in your thought and probably in your heart.

I hope you visit a village in India where all grandmothers and mothers are waiting to hand feed Korbin

on how to fold the leaf when ur done : My mom told me that u usually fold it towards urself if ur at a happy and joyful event Like weddings and birthdays and u fold it away from u when ur at a sad event like a death(meaning when they do a ceremony after the person is already dead, for kinds remembering them)

Come on Korbin if someone is feeding you and you say no , you would miss out on tasting love 🥰

You donno how happy u made us with this..

Bengalis used to eat on banana leafs too. In fact when I was a kid it was quite common at public functions. But it has gone down off late.

Beetle leaves are used to prepare Paan and it's like a dessert towards the end of the meal. Eating in Banana leaf is our culture. Banana leaves are preferred mostly in all South Indian Marriages and functions..Thanks for selecting this video

The one and only time I ate off a banana leaf was at Biriyani House in Bangalore. I chose to do so just for the experience- especially knowing I was not going to eat anything liquid. Loved the experience(the heavenly Biriyani might also have something to do with my enjoyment). I have had food served on plates lined with a banana leaf cut into circles more often though. Korbin - you're so scared of the 'germs' they might give you so you wouldn't allow anyone to feed you by hand. quick question- do you ever - ahem - kiss?

Technical aspects were correct, serious authentic information with a little bit of sarcasm....

Iam from.kerala and every day my lunch is in banana leaf .

It was really original and genius form of sarcasm because all the things that they told are legit table manners plus some cheeky things that people do in public gathering to get refills.

Thanks for reacting south india food i am from south india💓

Omg I went years back to my childhood ! Thank you guys !! 🙏 Now I have lost touch of eating with my own hands, and we always get those disposable plates everywhere ☹️☹️

Rick : you have never gone hunting? *Am I a joke to you*

The idol which is behind Rick is natrajar. It takes more than 300 years to design. It is called cosmic dance.

There is another one like this... South Indian 101- "Veshti"

Hahaha awesome video and korbin's personal perception👌👌

Lol Korbin so white 😂 I love it

I love how you guys play along with each other's stupidity. That marks for a true friendship 💕

1:29 no Rick, it's Betle leaf which is used to make paan

You should react about sadhya which is served in banana leaf. It is the traditional food of Kerala.

Korbin at the Curd rice was like - "eeeeeeek!" 😜🤣

Banana leaves are also used to eat food on here in some parts of Assam on some special occasions like pujas

Rick: You are like my son. Korbin: Yeah, I don't like it. XD XD

Even olden days kings used to eat food in golden and silver utensils but still they used banana leaves on top of it.. As hot food served on banana leaf it gives wonderful taste and amazing flavor. There are some wonderful dishes prepared using banana leaves like roasted fish wrapped banana leaves

Korbin was so uncomfortable eating with hands😅 It's okay korbin, you can use fork and spoon eating on banana leaf as well 😂

South indian food on banana leaf is pure bliss 😍😍😍

Korbin, to enhance the experience of having food its scientifically proven that you should have it with hands.

India has always had an organic, gentle way of living, which included cooking in natural and earthen wares, bathing with medicinal Ayurvedic elements, sleeping on mats placed on the floor, clothing as in cotton and muslin which were light, airy and easy. These are just some of the ways India's ancient civilization has been living. The Banana Tree is worshipped in Hindu tradition and Dharma, as each of its parts is used in Puja/worshipping. The Banana Leaf in particular has polyphenols which is reported to help fight cancer. When hot food is placed on a fresh, well washed banana leaf the Polyphenols are absorbed in the food. Besides, it gives a heavenly aroma to the food, either when eaten on it or when its wrapped around a food item, like Idli or Dosa. Its hygenic, gentle on the environment, saves water, doesnt harm trees, and easy to eat and dispose off. The Banana Leaf and other parts of the Banana Tree are also used in a number of Ayurvedic medicinal preparations. The Banana Leaf is water proof, and hence ideal for serving food. Every bit of India, its ancient Hindu culture, also called the Sanatan Dharma-- Sanatan meaning Eternal. Dharma- Righteousness-- is loaded with scientific reasons. Everything ancient practice has a deep meaning and scientific reason, which the world is waking up to only now. Thanks for a wonderful video!

Korbin can be so weird sometimes

We also use Banana leaf in Northeast for making eggs barbeque and sticky rice cookie.

Clearly seen korbin enjoyed the video alot 🤣

We, The Assamese, from the North-East too use banana leaves as plates.. We also consume the Banana Shoots (inner tender part) and we call it Kol Posola.. The Banana Flower is also an Assamese delicacy and we call it Kol Dil... The Kol Posola and The Kol Dil are integral parts of Assamese Cuisine...

Am surprised how korbin managed to become a father when he is such a germaphobe?! 🤔

In Manipur (North East India) we also eat in Banana Leaf especially is some occasion/festivals.

Eating on banana leaf is a vedic culture ..u LL find this culture in every villages of India

Eating with spoon doesn't give the feel of contentment. Eating with hands gives the real taste of food and satisfaction too.

It's more sensible to use your own hand n fingers to eat than use spoon n forks which are used by number of people before. If u don't trust ur own hand means u don't wash them clean.

Banana leaf is used mainly to vegetarian dishes mainly... Though it is used to cook fish dishes in Bengal .. It has medicinal properties...and it actually adds it to the food items... Even in some religious ceremonies in various parts of India.. Banana leaf is used .BT mostly it is used in south India...

Well don’t you eat burgers and pizzas with hands! Though it’s really an art and requires practice to eat rasam with hands..... it’s time taking but fun!

i Love all your videoooO's Bro.... keep up the good work

Where will I find this at 8.40am in the morning 😖😤😭😭 so hungry 😭

It's 100% true. I eat it whenever I attend South Indian Wedding ceremonies where traditionally lunch is served on banana leaf.

Korbin that is the exact reaction I give when I see people eating steak- rare...eeeeek sometimes I even see blood ..

All of it is true!! love from south India!!!

The ending. That's the most American thing Korbin has ever said.😐

6:22 Why was Korbin cringing while watching curd rice lol?

They were not sarcastic .... just dramatic.🤓

Such sweethearts

Korbin trusts chemicals used to washing spoons & used rather than sharing food with mother and friends with trust and love with their hands. Germophobic😂

Traditionally, South Indian food served in banana leaf is served basically of 6 tastes. It is called "ARUSUVAI" in tamil. 6 tastes are meant to serve to do a balanced diet.

Buddy we wash our hands before eating..