Nature Seeds Pandan, Pandanus Amaryllifolius x 3 Live Plant ROOTleaves REMOVED prior to shipment), Asian Culinary Herb/Spice *DELIVERY*- Please allow 7-14 WORKING DAYS for the item to reach you. You will receive 3 live plant ROOTS. The original plant size varies from 20++cm to 60++cm from root to tip of the leaves. Some are very large. For smaller plants, one or two additional roots will be given. =) **The leaves will be removed prior to shipment.** Pandanus amaryllifolius is a tropical plant in the Pandanus (screwpine) genus, which is known commonly as pandan and is used widely in Southeast Asian cooking as a flavoring. The plant is rare in the wild, but is widely cultivated. It is an upright, green plant with fan-shaped sprays of long, narrow, bladelike leaves and woody aerial roots. The plant is sterile, flowers only very rarely, and is propagated by cuttings. Culinary use : The leaves are sometimes steeped in coconut milk, which is then added to the dish. They may be tied in a bunch and cooked with the food. They may also be woven into a basket which is used as a pot for cooking rice. Pandan chicken, or gai ob bai toey, is a Thai dish with chicken wrapped in pandan leaves and fried. The leaves are also used as a flavoring for desserts such as pandan cake and sweet beverages. Also, Filipinos use pandan as a flavoring in buko pandan salad. The characteristic aroma of pandan is caused by the aroma compound 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which also gives white bread, jasmine rice and basmati rice (as well as bread flowers Vallaris glabra) their typical smell.[2] Bottled pandan extract is also available in shops, but often contains artificial green food coloring. The leaves also have a repellent effect on cockroaches.