pandan
pandan
pandan
Malay
“The fragrant leaf that flavors Southeast Asian sweets — named in Malay.”
Pandan comes from Malay pandan, naming the aromatic screwpine whose leaves flavor and color Southeast Asian cuisine. The distinctive green and sweet fragrance define regional desserts.
Pandan is the 'vanilla of the East' — the base flavor note in countless desserts from kaya toast to pandan cake to Thai sticky rice.
The word entered English through Southeast Asian food culture. Now pandan appears on global menus as Southeast Asian cuisine spreads.
The Malay aromatic leaf flavors a region.
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Pandan is having a moment — the Southeast Asian flavor has gone global. The Malay leaf is on trendy menus.
The regional aromatic is becoming world flavor.
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