Narrated by a resident disciple from the New Jersey Center, U.S.A.
(Originally in English)

One day, I went to the New Jersey Center for group meditation. During the lunch break, a resident disciple shared a delicious dish with fellow practitioners, and asked everyone to guess its ingredients, which looked very much like deep-fried vegetarian shredded meat, and tasted exactly like the tiny fish available on the market. However, it was 100% vegetarian, and suitable for promoting vegetarianism among outside people. The fellow practitioners present gave all kinds of answers, including cheese, fermented bean curd, tofu, and many others. However, they were all amazed when the real answer was revealed; the ingredient was the flower of a variety of tiny banana.

It happened that there was a touching story behind this delicious vegetarian dish that was so loved by everyone. An Aulacese fellow practitioner invented the dish. He was then very poor, and even had difficulty feeding his family. So, he prayed sincerely to Master during meditation, asking for help. In his vision, the inner Light manifestation form of Master told him to find some banana flowers at the market to be used in preparing a dish, and then his problem would be solved.

Following Master's instructions, the initiate went to the market the next day and saw that the fruit sellers, after cutting bananas from their stems, would throw away the flower buds together with the stems. He then gathered some buds and used them to cook a dish at home. It tasted exceptionally fresh and delicious. He therefore went to gather more banana flowers that had been abandoned at the market, processed them into delicious vegetarian food, and sold them in the market. Within a few short days, his cost-free business had attracted numerous customers. Even the major restaurants in the area placed orders with him exclusively. In just a few years, his family's income improved greatly, and they moved into a big house. Besides, this fellow practitioner also used the shell of the banana buds as an ingredient in a delicious vegetarian fish. This fellow practitioner often uses his true story to encourage other fellow practitioners, saying that our omnipotent Master forever takes care of Her disciples!

Later, he exported this gourmet food to North America. And today, in some supermarkets in the United States that sell Asian food, you are almost always sure to find this product as soon as you request Banana Flower.