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Pandanus odorifer is an aromatic monocot species of plant in the family Pandanaceae, native to Polynesia, Australia, South Asia (Andaman Islands), and the Philippines, and is also found wild in southern India and Burma. It is commonly known as fragrant screw-pine
An aromatic oil called kewra and a fragrant distillate called keorra-ka-arak are extracted from the male flowers. They are almost exclusively used in the form of a watery distillate called kewra water. Its flowers have a sweet, perfumed odor that has a pleasant quality similar to rose flowers, although kewra is considered more fruity. The watered-down distillate is quite diluted; it can be used by the tablespoon, often even by the teaspoon
On Ishigaki Island, south-west of Okinawa, it is customary to use parts of the plant during Bon festivities as an offering. The soft shoots can also be eaten, although the taste is very astringent and the shoots are considered inedible without blanching them first. When they are properly treated however, the taste is similar to that of bamboo shoots
Despite the pineapple-like appearance of the fruit and its sweet aroma, it is very fibrous, and generally not considered for consumption
اسکروپاین خوشبو گونه ای پاندانوس است که میوه های خوراکی و گلهای خوشبو دارد
میوه ها شبیه آناناس هستند و طعمی ترش و شیرین دارند
میوه ها الیافی هستند و شبیه نی شکر می تواند عصاره ترش و شیرین آن را خورد و تفاله الیافی را دور ریخت
