Pandan fruit and leaves have a broad range of culinary uses. The leaves are often boiled, juiced, or used to wrap and flavor meats, while the fruit can be eaten raw or made into marmalade. Pandan fruit is also boiled and ground into an edible, highly nutritious paste that's a staple food in a few parts of the world.

Is pandan leaf a herb?

Pandan is a staple herb and spice in Thailand, Malaysia, and across the whole of Southeast Asia. The unique scent and taste it gives to food makes it a popular choice for cultivation, but it has many uses. Cab drivers in Vietnam are especially fond of pandan leaves, using them as air fresheners for their cars.

Is pandan a pineapple?

They're called pandan leaf in English. They're also called screwpine leaf, which isn't very nice sounding! Dứa is also the name for pineapple in Vietnamese and I once caught my father explaining to my non-Viet husband that lá dứa were the leaves of the pineapple. ... Pandan leaves (Pandanus latifolius, P.