our first small scale sales

these ladies are called 'mei ka'...literally 'mother buyer'. they come along and buy up the banana flowers and leaves. They don't take the leaves until the bananas have been picked. And it is good to cut the flower after they have been separated from the bananas. If these flowers are left at the bottom of the banana stork, the flower will take away nutrients from the banana. The flowers can be sold for food. Inside the flower is a pleasant tasting bulb that can be chopped up and goes into a local Lao salad called 'lap'.