The Banana Leaf
Casually elevated Hmong inspired Asian fusion
Author: Starlance
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Chef’s Story
Chef Brenda Zukel is the creative mind behind the Banana Leaf. She has been cooking for most of her life. Her earliest memories are standing in the kitchen watching her parents cook, learning the foods, culture, and traditions of the Hmong people. The family would sit and eat together creating a sense of unity, family,…
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The Hmong Story.
With no written history Hmong peoples history and food have been passed down from generation to generation orally. The inspiration for the Banana Leaf comes from the foods Chefs parents cooked for the family growing up. The Hmong people originate from what is now known as South China. Regional cultural hostilities around the 1600’s forced…
The Banana Leaf 