Sometimes referred to as screwpine leaf, pandan leaves impart a delicate yet distinctive aroma. The leaves are pounded and strained before the liquid is added to cakes and sweets turning them a pale green colour. It can also be used to flavour savoury dishes and rice.
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Sago pearls are almost identical to tapioca but they come from a different plant. The pearls are cooked and eaten with coconut milk…
White poppy seeds are used in Burma although there is very little to distinguish them from the blue poppy seeds…
Sometimes referred to as jaggery, the palm sugar is sold in tubes, blocks or tin cans. The colour ranges from a deep toffee to golden brown…
Mangosteen is a small, round fruit, with a thick, purple-brown rind and with a distinct floral fragrance. Once you crack open the outer shell…