Pasture Cakes

[GlorifiedRice]

I bought these at the asian market thinking they were Pandan Cakes. Turns out they are made with dried powdered cow pasture grass. Nevertheless they were yummy.

[srhcb]

I bought these at the asian market thinking they were Pandan Cakes. Turns out they are made with dried powdered cow pasture grass. Nevertheless they were yummy.

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Of course the first thing I thought of when reading this Topic Title was Cow Pies!

[Ben Hong]

Of course the first thing I thought of when reading this Topic Title was Cow Pies!

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Me too .

[dockhl]

I bought these at the asian market thinking they were Pandan Cakes. Turns out they are made with dried powdered cow pasture grass. Nevertheless they were yummy.

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Of course the first thing I thought of when reading this Topic Title was Cow Pies!

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Well, I thought Cow Pies, too but not those

[srhcb]

Well, I thought Cow  Pies, too but not those 

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You mean Cow Patties?

SB (as distinct from beef patties)

[srhcb]

I bought these at the asian market thinking they were Pandan Cakes. Turns out they are made with dried powdered cow pasture grass. Nevertheless they were yummy.

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btw: Is Pandan Cake sort of a generic name for any cake containing an ingredient with chlorophyll?

And just what did a cake containing powdered cow pasture grass taste like?

SB (has never seen cow pasture grass sans cow patties )

[dockhl]

Well, I thought Cow  Pies, too but not those 

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You mean Cow Patties?

SB (as distinct from beef patties)

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Yeah, but I think I could have done without the image, thankyouverymuch

But, back to Pasture Cakes...........

[GlorifiedRice]

btw: Is Pandan Cake sort of a generic name for any cake containing an ingredient with chlorophyll?

And just what did a cake containing powdered cow pasture grass taste like?

SB (has never seen cow pasture grass sans cow patties )

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No, Pandan is a tropical leaf, supposedly tastes like hay.

The Pasture cake tasted like Hay too...

:::shrug:::

[srhcb]

No, Pandan is a tropical leaf, supposedly tastes like hay.

This site says it's a tropical nutty aroma with a hint of coconut, ie: like hay.

The Pasture cake tasted like Hay too...

I'll remember that in case I ever need to bake a birthday cake for a cow.

SB (and don't forget Cow Patti )

[GlorifiedRice]

SRHCB?

Just so you dont think Im joking with the Pandan/Hay thing:

Sensory quality

The leaves's aroma is distinct and hard to describe, somewhat nutty, reminiscent to fresh hay and definitely pleasant. A similar scent is found in some aromatic rice varieties grown in South East Asia (e.g., Thai jasmine rice).

The scent of pandanus leaves develops only on withering; the fresh, intact plants hardly have any odour.

http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/Pand_ama.html

[srhcb]

SRHCB?

Just so you dont think Im joking with the Pandan/Hay thing:

Actually, as a result of your post I did quite a bit of reading about Pandan via Google. (there wasn't much info on Pasture Cakes) I found lots of recipes, and it does seem like Pandan is used more for its aromatic quality and coloring ability than flavor.

I notice that in many locales Pandan is used in the Moon Cakes baked to celebrate the Moon Cake Festival, which is an interesting topic in itself.

The "hay" flavor doesn't seem like an attractive feature to most of us, but it's certainly not the only SE Asian food we find unusual.

SB (and Pasture Cake really is a funny name )

[baroness]

My local Filipino store has a variety of pandan-flavor items, including pandan extract (smells delicious--perhaps a blend of hazelnuts and almonds; don't detect hay...) and cookies. I use the extract in biscotti.

[GlorifiedRice]

My local Filipino store has a variety of pandan-flavor items, including pandan extract (smells delicious--perhaps a blend of hazelnuts and almonds; don't detect hay...) and cookies. I use the extract in biscotti.

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Good! I ordered some imported McCormick Pandan extracts.

[peony]

the juice of fresh pandan leaves is extracted to make this cake, commonly known as Pandan Chiffon Cake. .

the pastry shown in the 1st post is also known ( to us ) as Taiwanese pineapple pastry ( feng li su ) flavour with wheat grass.

[GlorifiedRice]

Thank you so much for the Pasture Cake info Peony!

Lovely cake. I just bought 2 packs of frozen Pandan leaves.

[sazji]

Yeah, but I think I could have done without the image, thankyouverymuch 

But, back to Pasture Cakes...........

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As in, "You make a great chicken adobo honey, but I just can't get pasture cakes?"

[GlorifiedRice]

BTW I bought frozen Pandan leaves yesterday and you know what it smells like?

BASMATI RICE!

[chappie]

I bought the exact box of Pasture Cakes outside of Oakland, Calif. last year at a huge pan-Asian supermarket. I was disappointed to discover that, unlike the photo depicting a gooey, moist center, these were quite dry and crumbly. Maybe they were old.

They tasted like shortbread filled with a sweetened essence of hay.

[peony]

they are shortbread with diff. flavour fillings.

I like the pineapple or the honeydew melon fillings.