pandan
Americannoun
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pandans
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a screw pine, Pandanus amaryllifolius, whose fragrant leaves are used for flavoring in Southeast Asian cooking.
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any plant of the genus Pandanus.
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"In a big city, this is the type of thing we should be doing," Marcus says, enjoying samples of pandan and ube cakes.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Staples like pain au chocolat and sandwiches are abundant, but they are also known for Asian-inspired flavours - be it pandan, durian, salted egg, red bean or matcha-filled croissants and pastries.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2025
At Kancil, pandan is infused in his rendang sauce and cooked into the rice used for classic Malaysian dishes like pulut panggang and nasi ulum.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
After living in Southeast Asia for nearly seven years, I go by the golden rule: If you see pandan on a menu, order it.
From Salon ● Feb. 3, 2025
A species of pandan is employed in the towns of Camalaniugan, Aparri, Gataran, and Lal-loc in Cagayan Province for making mats.
From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Hugo H. Miller
Another very prominent feature of pandans is the presence of air or prop roots which grow from the stem above the ground and are helpful to the plant in various ways.
From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Hugo H. Miller
The first roots which the pandans develop soon disappear and their place is taken by others.
From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Hugo H. Miller
It is hoped that interested persons into whose hands this paper may come will help to extend it by sending specimens of pandans for identification to the Bureau of Education, Manila.
From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Hugo H. Miller
Prof. Ugolino Martelli of Florence, Italy, an authority on pandans, considers sabutan to be Pandanus tectorius var. sinensis.
From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Hugo H. Miller
Besides the pandans, the identity of which has been explained above, there are several unidentified specimens or varieties from which mats are made.
From Philippine Mats Philippine Craftsman Reprint Series No. 1 by Hugo H. Miller
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