tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post7805740334005440436..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Unfinished business: Pandanus amaryllifoliusmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-70563762196628869222010-09-15T11:40:52.396-07:002010-09-15T11:40:52.396-07:00No, the one I got was a different brand, although ...No, the one I got was a different brand, although I'm sure just as artificially colored. It is an extract. The smell, even though green to me, is pleasant. I've planned on making some cake or something. The tapioca sounds interesting to me. The one I got was out of Bangkok Thailand.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-11684589121132426092010-09-15T07:51:48.501-07:002010-09-15T07:51:48.501-07:00Lance / Han Keat Lim:
I don't get anything gr...Lance / Han Keat Lim:<br /><br />I don't get anything grassy off the extract at all, but that's not that surprising -- an extract wouldn't necessarily have the same smell as the real thing. <br /><br />Lance:<br /><br />Is this the product you bought, then?<br /><br />Pat:<br /><br />I'm not worried about tasting it; I just didn't want to do it then because I didn't mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-34103275932251011142010-09-15T07:47:01.801-07:002010-09-15T07:47:01.801-07:00I had no idea the Malay used Dutch orthography. I...I had no idea the Malay used Dutch orthography. I knew Indonesia did. How very!<br /><br />As I understand, this plant is like the curry leaf plant in that every one (even within the same plot of land) has a slightly different aroma. The difference between cultivars could well be greater, too, but I have no experience growing it. Just eating it.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803851861243093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-45436280091435477382010-09-15T06:51:15.797-07:002010-09-15T06:51:15.797-07:00We have some of that at home, but my wife doesn...We have some of that at home, but my wife doesn't care for it so much due to the artificial green color. She prefers to use a pandan essence like <a href="http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/images/pandanessence.jpg" rel="nofollow">this one</a>. Pandan naturally has a green color, so I don't know why manufacturers feel the need to enhance it.<br /><br />Anyway, when cooked in a dessert, pandan Colin Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10954566470293309790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-1681869672039913972010-09-15T00:18:16.433-07:002010-09-15T00:18:16.433-07:00The product is Koepoe-Koepoe (Kupu-kupu in Malay) ...The product is Koepoe-Koepoe (Kupu-kupu in Malay) Butterfly brand Pandan paste, is used for flavoring and coloring for cake and drinks.<br />I agree with Lance. Pandan smells greenish like grass, but for me it smells better than grass.Han Keat Limhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12345105245361955527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-57211115069038066802010-09-14T22:35:46.339-07:002010-09-14T22:35:46.339-07:00Here are a couple of links that might help untangl...Here are a couple of links that might help untangle the various species and, as a bonus, there are recipes and chemistry!<br /><br />http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Pand_ama.html<br /><br />http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Pand_odo.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-31189827159160258362010-09-14T17:07:52.659-07:002010-09-14T17:07:52.659-07:00If it is the same substance it should be a bit vol...If it is the same substance it should be a bit volatile. You could boil some in a pan and collect the distilled water from the lid and taste that.Patnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-74899082592962964562010-09-14T15:45:01.520-07:002010-09-14T15:45:01.520-07:00I am curious as to how this whole experiment turns...I am curious as to how this whole experiment turns out!Elizabeth Barrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09958071577234094405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-69151205801807954002010-09-14T15:01:15.530-07:002010-09-14T15:01:15.530-07:00I could agree on cake, but I still smelled somethi...I could agree on cake, but I still smelled something more greenish - grass or alfalfa like. Maybe it's just me.Lancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17953459540634785074noreply@blogger.com