Why do we use banana leaf for eating

It has become a tradition in using the banana leaf for the serving purpose and also for the purpose of closing the food items. The banana leaf is the cleanest leaf among all the other leaf. The major advantage of the banana leaf is the space that is available in it. The bigger size of the banana leaf makes it to be one of the special and unique leaves in the plant species. There are also many varieties of banana plants available but the banana leaf that is produced in all the leaves are of the same category and the type.