At the market, vendors wrapped items with banana leaves before placing them in paper bags made from old newspapers. Nian gao presented in dry banana leaf krathong. Fresh and dry banana leaf krathong are made by farmers in Samut Songkhram in a bid to spend their free time wisely. Some may be concerned about the hygiene of the products, worrying that the banana leaves could be dirty. ­Using cloth bags and banana leaf containers should be further promoted while the ban of using plastic bags should continue.

Source: Bangkok Post June 06, 2020 23:26 UTC