Pandanus paste, the Glossary
Pandanus paste is a dried fruit preserve made from the fruit of Pandanus tectorius, most commonly found in the low-lying atoll islands of Micronesia.[1]
Table of Contents
12 relations: Date palm, Earth oven, Federated States of Micronesia, Fig, Fruit preserves, Β-Carotene, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Pandanus tectorius, Vitamin A.
- Gilbertese cuisine
- Marshallese cuisine
- Micronesian cuisine
- Nauruan cuisine
Date palm
Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, is a flowering-plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates.
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Earth oven
An earth oven, ground oven or cooking pit is one of the simplest and most ancient cooking structures. Pandanus paste and earth oven are Micronesian cuisine.
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Federated States of Micronesia
The Federated States of Micronesia (abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a subregion of Oceania.
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Fig
The fig is the edible fruit of Ficus carica, a species of small tree in the flowering plant family Moraceae, native to the Mediterranean region, together with western and southern Asia.
Fruit preserves
Fruit preserves are preparations of fruits whose main preserving agent is sugar and sometimes acid, often stored in glass jars and used as a condiment or spread.
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Β-Carotene
β-Carotene (beta-carotene) is an organic, strongly colored red-orange pigment abundant in fungi, plants, and fruits.
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Kiribati
Kiribati, officially the Republic of Kiribati (Ribaberiki Kiribati),.
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Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands (Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Micronesia
Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of approximately 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Nauru
Nauru (or; Naoero), officially the Republic of Nauru (Repubrikin Naoero) and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia, part of Oceania in the Central Pacific.
Pandanus tectorius
Pandanus tectorius is a species of Pandanus (screwpine) that is native to Malesia, Papuasia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands. Pandanus paste and Pandanus tectorius are Gilbertese cuisine, Marshallese cuisine and Micronesian cuisine.
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Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin, hence an essential nutrient.
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See also
Gilbertese cuisine
- 'Ota 'ika
- Cyrtosperma merkusii
- Lūʻau (food)
- Pandanus paste
- Pandanus tectorius
Marshallese cuisine
- Chukuchuk
- Marshallese cuisine
- Pandanus paste
- Pandanus tectorius
Micronesian cuisine
- 'Ota 'ika
- Artocarpus mariannensis
- Cyrtosperma merkusii
- Earth oven
- Ficus tinctoria
- Pandanus paste
- Pandanus tectorius
Nauruan cuisine
- 'Ota 'ika
- Fried rice
- Nauruan cuisine
- Pandanus paste
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandanus_paste
Also known as Jããnkun, Mokwan (food), Te tuae.