Extracting Plant Juices and Making Infusions
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How to Make Pandan Juice and Concentrated Pandan Extract at Home
Learn how to make pandan juice and concentrated pandan extract at home with a blender, a Thermomix or no blender at all, and how to use them in cakes and Thai desserts.
Using Butterfly Pea Flower Extract in Cocktails
How to use butterfly pea flower extract in cocktails: make the blue infusion and syrup, control the color change with citrus, and pair it with Thai flavors like lemongrass and pandan.
How to Make Butterfly Pea Flower Extract for Food and Drinks
How to make butterfly pea flower extract from dried or fresh flowers: steeping, straining and concentration, why the blue turns purple, and how Thai cooks use it.
Butterfly Pea Flower Extract: Forms, Color and Buying Options
A visual guide to butterfly pea flower extract in Thai cooking: dried flowers, powder and liquid forms, how its blue color shifts with acidity, and how to buy and use it.