pandan
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈpæn.dæn/ us/ˈpæn.dæn/
班兰（一种热带树木，叶子用于烹饪，有一种类似香草的味道，也可用于制作地毯、绳子等）
a tropical tree whose leaves are used in cooking to give a flavour similar to vanilla (= a sweet spice), and can also be used to make floor coverings, rope, etc.
Pandan grows in tropical areas of Asia. 班兰生长在亚洲的热带地区。
Cook your rice with pandan then use it to stuff roast chicken. 煮米饭的时候加入班兰，然后把米饭作馅填入烤鸡内。
The fish came rolled in a pandan leaf. 鱼是裹在班兰叶子里烹饪的。
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- The aromatic pandan grows abundantly in the Philippines.
- Pandans or screw pines are not closely related to palm trees.
- Common ingredients in Penang cooking include pungent roots like galangal and turmeric and aromatic leaves like pandan.
- The custard was fragrantly flavored with pandan.
- The menu includes a few Thai dishes, such as pandan chicken.
- The weavers produce basic pandan mats or roll the leaves into pandan ropes.