Glistening Leaf is a tropical green plant that is very common in Singapore and Malaysia. It is popular among local residents for its unique aroma and therapeutic value.

Malaysian Nyonya like to add this plant to their food because it has a very unique natural aromatic flavor that adds freshness and sweetness to their food.

Later on, it slowly evolved into the use of fresh coconut milk mixed with variegated leaves to make a variety of foods and pastries, the strong flavor of coconut milk with pure variegated leaves, the flavor is really indescribable, so people can not help but eat a lot of food. And adding variegated leaves to cakes, breads, cookies, mousses and other products makes them tastier, sweeter and more delicious.

The way to cook variegated leaves:

Variegated leaves are one of the most common spices in Southeast Asia, and can be beaten into juice and added to desserts, or fresh variegated leaves can be used in stews or wrapped in food for deep-frying, and added to white rice for cooking, which has a special flavor and is quite attractive, and the fresh variegated leaf juice can be used for food coloring. The fresh juice of the variegated leaves can also be used to color the food.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia - Variegated Leaf