| 词条 | Patravali |
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Patravali or Pattal or Vistaraku or Vistar or Khali is an Indian eating plate or trencher made with broad dried leaves. It is mainly made from Sal leaves. It is also made from Banyan tree leaves. It is made in circular shape, by stitching 6 to 8 sal leaves with tiny wooden sticks.[1] It is popular during traditional meals, festivals and in temples.[2] It is a cottage industry in India where women work on weaving them at home in spare time. HistoryIt was used extensively in the ancient times by Hindu sages for its purity. It was a custom to serve food in a patravali for guest meal or celebrations, temple prasadam. The platePatravali is made from wildly grown plants like sal tree, fodder, pala tree, jack fruit etc. RegionsThe plates are popular in villages in arid region in India like parts of Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Karnataka, Telangana, Tamilnadu etc.[3] The banyan tree, Butea monosperma, amongst others provide leaves that are used either with many pieced together or singly (only in case of a banana leaf) to make a leaf-plate for serving a meal.[4] CustomIn olden days, until a century ago, a would-be son-in-law was tested on his dexterity in making a patravali plate and bowl (for serving more liquid parts of the meal such as daal or stew) before being declared acceptable by the soon to be father-in-law.{{citation needed|date=April 2017}} Modern dayThe plate is made by machines with silver foil cover at the bottom and with border for better form. And the traditional patravali is back because of its environment-friendly nature and biodegradability. See also
References1. ^Traditional 'pattal' loses out to convenient plastic - Times Of India {{Culinary wrappings}}{{India-culture-stub}}2. ^When dinner comes on nature's plate 3. ^The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jharkhand 4. ^Sal-leaf dishes make way for plastic ones - Times Of India 3 : Indian culture|Objects used in Hindu worship|Serving and dining |
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