Singaporean Mandarin Database

This database contains a collection of Mandarin terms which have cultural, historical or sentimental value unique to Singapore. These terms may be used by Singaporeans in the past or at present. Some of the terms are read in print while others are used in our everyday conversations.

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Food/Plants

食物、植物

Food / Plants

释义

名词

一种生长在热带地区的常青植物，叶子长形似剑状，具有特殊的香味。也称班兰叶。

DEFINITION

Noun

An evergreen plant with long sword-like leaves and unique fragrance that grows in the tropics. Also known in Mandarin as “班兰叶”.

由来
  • 英语 “pandan leaf” 的音意兼译。
  • 香兰叶的学名为 Pandanus amaryllifolius，其叶子形似兰花叶，为长形剑状，具有平行的叶脉。
  • 有说法认为香兰叶源自于马鲁古群岛（Moluccas），随后传播到东南亚各地及斯里兰卡。
  • 香兰叶具有很多的用途，除了用在马来、印尼或娘惹菜系中让食物增添香甜清新的味道，也可榨成汁用作染料。有说法认为香兰叶可入药，具有舒筋活络及消暑的功效。
  • 以香兰叶染色及调味的绿色香兰叶蛋糕是本地的特色糕点之一。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “香兰叶” is a combination of the transliteration and a paraphrase of the English term “pandan leaf”.
  • The scientific name of pandan leaf is Pandanus amaryllifolius. Its leaves are shaped like orchid leaves, long and sword-like with parallel veins.
  • It is believed that the pandan leaf originated from the Moluccas and later spread to Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka.
  • Pandan leaves have many uses. In addition to being used in Malay, Indonesian or Peranakan cuisines to add a sweet and fresh flavour, they can also be squeezed into juice to be used as dyes. It is believed that pandan leaves can be used as medicine to relax muscles, activate meridians and relieve heatiness.
  • The green pandan cake, dyed and flavoured with pandan leaves, is a local specialty cake.
 
例句
土生华人爱在传统福建菜肴中拌入辣椒，在糕点和甜品中加入香兰叶香和椰浆，在传统马来菜肴中改用一些用料，使菜肴具有华族菜肴的口味。（《联合早报》，3/9/2000)
SAMPLE SENTENCE
The Peranakans love to mix chilli into traditional Hokkien cuisine, add the fragrance of pandan leaves and coconut milk to cakes and desserts, and change certain ingredients in traditional Malay cuisine to make it taste like Chinese cuisine. (Lianhe Zaobao, 3/9/2000)
参考资料
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