Pandanus
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Also Known as : Screwpine / Kairapalmu / Pandan / Pandano One of the main ingredients used in Sri Lankan cookery to add flavour and fragrance. They are sometimes available frozen in Asian food stores. The scent of Pandanus leaves is similar to that of high-quality Jasmine or Basmati rice and has a pleasant newly cut hay or dried grass aroma with nutty overtones. One of the main uses of Pandanus leaves is to add flavour to rice. Other uses include desserts and sweets in which the Pandan leaves are added to coconut milk. In Thailand, Pandanus leaves are used as an ingredient for a refreshing iced drink and as a wrapper for foods while cooking. |
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