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File:Thanin market banana flowers and leaves.jpg

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English: Purplish banana flowers (Thai: hua plee), with behind them folded banana leaves (Thai: bai kluay), are commonly sold in Thai markets.

Thais use banana flowers raw in such dishes as yum hua plee (a spicy salad with thinly sliced uncooked banana flowers) or steamed whole as one of the ingredients eaten with the spicy Thai chilli dip called nam phrik kapi. It can also feature in soups such as tom yum or deep fried as tod mun hua plee. Steamed, the taste of the flowers is somewhat similar to that of artichokes.

Banana leaves are often used as (ecologically friendly) disposable food containers or as "plates". Steamed with dishes such as hor mok pla it imparts a subtle sweet flavour. It is often also seen used as a wrapping for grilling food and as such it contains the juices of the wrapped food and prevents the food from getting burned whilst at the same time giving off a subtle flavour.
Date 8 October 2009
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Camera manufacturer NIKON CORPORATION
Camera model NIKON D80
Exposure time 1/40 sec (0.025)
F-number f/2.8
ISO speed rating 320
Date and time of data generation 15:04, 8 October 2009
Lens focal length 35 mm
Orientation 0
Horizontal resolution 300 dpi
Vertical resolution 300 dpi
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File change date and time 15:04, 8 October 2009
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Date and time of digitizing 15:04, 8 October 2009
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Digital zoom ratio 1
Focal length in 35 mm film 52 mm
Scene capture type Standard
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Unique image ID 577398134df830918873aa418ada0e65

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