The Happy Home Cook: Buko Fruit Salad

The Happy Home Cook: Buko Fruit Salad

There are many Filipino words relating to coconut, each describing a particular variety or stage of development. Buko is the generic term, and refers to the nut when it is young but ready to eat. The young coconut needed for the salad should be thick but still tender, or malakanin (six- to seven-month green coconut).

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The Happy Home Cook: Buko-Pandan Gelatin (Young Coconut-Pandan Gelatin)

The Happy Home Cook: Buko-Pandan Gelatin (Young Coconut-Pandan Gelatin)

The green gelatin and the vanilla ice cream make an attractive combination. The coconut juice sweetens the gelatin, and sugar becomes unnecessary.

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