Two bakeries, one iconic dessert. As a sprightly challenger reinvents the pandan cake, can it topple the years-long reign of ...

At a certain point during Carnival season, after the third or fourth or tenth king cake, you may be looking to break out of ...

After living in Southeast Asia almost seven years, I go by the golden rule: If you see pandan on a menu, order it ...

Waiting in line at Coda Bakery, the acclaimed Vietnamese restaurant in the International District, is an exercise in ...

A visit to Dong Thap’s pandan rice cake maker unveils a story of tradition, resilience, and culinary artistry maintained over half a century. Tasting a warm bite of bánh đúc (pandan rice cake), ...

In some countries in Asia, pandan flavors pop up in cakes and toast spreads. In the U.S., at least in Shreveport, it's impossible to find pandan at Kroger, Brookshires or Whole Foods.

And although it has the same light green hue as matcha, the taste is wildly different. “Pandan is cake flavor in plant form!” says Kelly Jacques, co-owner and chef at Ayu Bakehouse in New Orleans.

In the battle for Singapore’s pandan cake crown, one name has long reigned supreme. For years, Bengawan Solo has enticed tourists from far and wide to its brightly lit outlets that are a fixture ...