Pandanus is a genus of monocots with about 600 known species.
Plants vary in size from small shrubs less than
They are dioecious,
with male and female flowers produced on different plants. The flowers of the
male tree are 2-
Pandan is also used for handicrafts.
Craftswomen collect the pandan leaves from plants in
the wild. Only the young leaves are cut so the plant will naturally regenerate.
The young leaves are sliced in fine strips and sorted for further processing.
Later, the weavers will produce basic pandan mats of
standard size or roll the leaves into pandan ropes
for other designs. This is followed by the coloring process, in which the pandan mats are placed in drums with water-based colors.
After drying, the colored mats are shaped into the final product, for instance
a place mat or a jewelry box. Final color touch-ups are applied to assure a
product of high quality. The whole process from harvesting of raw materials to
finished product is handled by craftswomen, making this a truly community-based
handicraft product.
Pandan (P. amaryllifolius)
leaves are used in Southeast Asian cooking to add a distinct aroma to rice and
curry dishes such as nasi lemak, kaya ('jam')
preserves, and desserts such as pandan cake. Pandan leaf can be used as a complement to chocolate in
many dishes, such as ice cream. They are known as daun
pandan in Indonesian and Malay; and 斑蘭 (bān lán) in Mandarin. Fresh leaves are typically torn into
strips, tied in a knot to facilitate removal, placed in the cooking liquid, then removed at the end of cooking. Dried leaves and bottled
extract may be bought in some places.
"Kewra" is extract
distilled from the Pandanus flower, used to flavor
drinks and desserts in Indian cuisine.
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