No, they are not. Pandan is a green plant with long, thin, blade-like leaves. It is often added to food and drinks for its fragrance and natural green color and discarded after cooking. At most, the leaves are ground (with some water) and strained for their extract which is added directly to food and drinks for flavor and color. The pulp is discarded. Matcha on the other hand, is green tea. It is similar to black tea in that the leaves are dried and steeped into hot water to make green tea (matcha tea). Matcha is also available in powder form and is often mixed directly into hot water and mixed into matcha tea. Matcha powder is also used widely in baked goods and desserts like in my matcha pound cake and green tea ice cream.