This leaf adds a heady fragrance and vibrant green hue to dishes from cakes to curries. Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen Pandan is Southeast Asia’s ...

This tender cake gets its dazzling green color from pandan, a plant grown throughout Southeast Asia, while mascarpone and raspberry jam add tangy sweetness. Londoner Lara Lee is an ...

Walk through a Southeast Asian market and you’ll smell pandan before you spot it. The aroma is soft and buttery, a little grassy, faintly floral, and often described as vanilla with a tropical accent.

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 ...

This leaf adds a heady fragrance and vibrant green hue to dishes from cakes to curries. Londoner Lara Lee is an Indonesian-Australian chef, food writer, and co-founder of the events catering company ...