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| Alternative names | Young coconut salad |
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| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | Philippines |
| Serving temperature | Room temperature, chilled |
| Main ingredients | young coconut strips, sweetened milk or cream |
Buko salad, usually anglicized asyoung coconut salad, is aFilipinofruit saladdessert made from strips of fresh youngcoconut (buko) with sweetenedmilk orcream and various other ingredients. It is one of the most popular and ubiquitous Filipino desserts served during celebrations andfiestas.[1][2][3][4][5]
By changing the ratio of milk,buko salad desserts can also become beverages (usually chilled or with shaved ice), known generally assamalamig. A frozen dessert version of the dish is known asice buko.
Buko salad can have many variations as it can incorporate numerous other ingredients ranging from fruits,gulaman (agar) jellies,sago,kaong,tapioca pearls,nata de coco,macapuno, and others. Some versions however are popular enough to be considered as distinct subtypes. They include:
Buko halo or buko halo-halo is a combination of buko salad andhalo-halo desserts, usually served directly on a coconut shell. It differs from halo-halo in the larger amount of coconut used.[6][7]
A variant of buko salad with chunks ofcantaloupes and various jelly desserts.[8]
A popular variant of buko salad whose secondary ingredient are greengulaman (agar) cubes flavored withpandan leaf extracts.[9][10]
Bukolychee is a combination of buko and lychee, a variant of buko salad.[11]
A popular snack in farming regions because it can be made easily with readily-available ingredients. Made with young coconut meat, milk and sugar (orcondensed milk), andsaltines orbiscuits (alsograham crackers). It can also include orange-flavoredsoftdrinks. Usually served on halved coconut shells.[12][13][14]
A salad made with another common traditional pairing, that ofube halaya (mashedpurple yam) andmacapuno.[15][16]
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