pandan leaves
Tropical fragrant foliage
Pandan leaves come from a tropical plant native to Southeast Asia, prized for their sweet, grassy fragrance often compared to vanilla or jasmine rice.
The long, blade-like leaves are used to flavor desserts, rice dishes, and beverages throughout Thai, Malaysian, Vietnamese, and Filipino cooking: She tied pandan leaves into a knot and dropped them into the coconut milk.
The leaves also serve as natural food coloring, lending a distinctive green hue to cakes and sweets.
- screwpineSpiral-foliaged tropical plant
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- greenColor of vegetation
- fragrantEmitting pleasant smell
- knottedTied with loops
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