Buko salad
{{Short description|Filipino fruit salad dessert}}
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{{Use Philippine English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name = Buko salad
| image = Lychee, mango, macapuno coconut string, nata de coco, jackfruit.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| alternate_name = Young coconut salad
| caption = Buko salad with macapuno, nata de coco, jackfruit, mango, and lychee from Chicago, Illinois
| country = Philippines
| region =
| creator =
| course = Dessert
| served = Room temperature, chilled
| main_ingredient = young coconut strips, sweetened milk or cream
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Buko salad, usually anglicized as young coconut salad, is a Filipino fruit salad dessert made from strips of fresh young coconut (buko) with sweetened milk or cream and various other ingredients. It is one of the most popular and ubiquitous Filipino desserts served during celebrations and fiestas.{{cite web |title=Buko Salad Recipe |url=https://panlasangpinoy.com/buko-salad/ |website=Panlasang Pinoy |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Benayoun |first1=Mike |title=Philippines: Buko Salad |url=https://www.196flavors.com/philippines-buko-salad/ |website=196 Flavors |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Buko Salad |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/buko-fruit-salad-young-coconut-salad-recipe/ |website=Pinoy Recipe at Iba Pa |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Buko Salad |url=https://www.angsarap.net/2012/12/07/buko-salad/ |website=Ang Sarap |access-date=April 23, 2019}}
By changing the ratio of milk, buko salad desserts can also become beverages (usually chilled or with shaved ice), known generally as samalamig. A frozen dessert version of the dish is known as ice buko.
Variants
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=
{{see also|Halo-halo}}
File:Buko halo from Koronadal City.jpg from Koronadal City, South Cotabato]]
Buko halo or buko halo-halo is a combination of buko salad and halo-halo desserts, usually served directly on a coconut shell. It differs from halo-halo in the larger amount of coconut used.{{cite web |title=Buko Halo-Halo |url=https://pinoyanikanik.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/buko-halo-halo/ |website=Pinoy Anik Anik |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Buko Halo – Halo Recipe |url=https://www.panlasangpinoyrecipes.com/buko-halo-halo-recipe/ |website=Panlasang Pinoy Recipes |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627055500/https://www.panlasangpinoyrecipes.com/buko-halo-halo-recipe/ |url-status=dead }}
=Buko melon=
{{see also|Melon sa malamig}}
A variant of buko salad with chunks of cantaloupes and various jelly desserts.{{cite web |last1=Joven |first1=Eduardo |title=Buko Melon Salad Recipe |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/buko-melon-salad-recipe/ |website=Pinoy Recipe At Iba Pa |access-date=April 23, 2019}}
=Buko pandan=
{{See also|Buko pandan drink|Pandan cake}}
File:Buko Pandan Salad from Beach House in -CostaPacifica. -food -baler -aurora -philippines -travel.jpg cubes flavored with pandan leaf extracts from Baler, Aurora]]
A popular variant of buko salad whose secondary ingredient are green gulaman (agar) cubes flavored with pandan leaf extracts.{{cite web |title=Buko Pandan Salad (Filipino Coconut Pandan Dessert) |url=https://salu-salo.com/buko-pandan/ |website=Salu Salo Recipes |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Buko Pandan Salad |url=https://www.foxyfolksy.com/buko-pandan-salad/ |website=Foxy Folksy |access-date=April 23, 2019}}
=Buko lychee=
Buko lychee is a combination of buko and lychee, a variant of buko salad.{{cite web |title=Buko Lycheen Salad |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/buko-lychee-salad-recipe/|website=Pinoy Recipe at Iba |access-date=November 27, 2020}}
=Lamaw=
{{Main|Lamaw}}
A popular snack in farming regions because it can be made easily with readily-available ingredients. Made with young coconut meat, milk and sugar (or condensed milk), and saltines or biscuits (also graham crackers). It can also include orange-flavored softdrinks. Usually served on halved coconut shells.{{cite web |title=Buko Lamaw: The Dessert of the Visayas |url=http://www.bitlanders.com/blogs/buko-lamaw-the-dessert-of-the-visayas/6866528 |website=bitlanders |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=De Jaresco |first1=Bingo |title=A look at coconut industry prospects |url=http://negroschronicle.net/web-archives/opinion/A%20look%20at%20coconut%20industry%20prospects%20(One%20Voice).html |website=Negros Chronicle |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-date=December 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208003801/http://negroschronicle.net/web-archives/opinion/A%20look%20at%20coconut%20industry%20prospects%20(One%20Voice).html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |title=LAMAW (Lāmaw): A delectable young Coconut dessert beverage in the Philippines |url=https://busy.org/@ivancuyag/lamaw-lamaw-a-delectable-young-coconut-dessert-beverage-in-the-philippines |website=busy |access-date=April 23, 2019}}
=Ube macapuno=
{{See also|Ube halaya}}
A salad made with another common traditional pairing, that of ube halaya (mashed purple yam) and macapuno.{{cite web |title=Ube Macapuno Salad Recipe |url=https://www.pinoyrecipe.net/ube-macapuno-salad-recipe/ |website=PinoyRecipe.net |access-date=April 23, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ube-Macapuno Salad Recipe |url=http://www.pingdesserts.com/ube-macapuno-salad-recipe/ |website=Ping Desserts |access-date=April 23, 2019}}
See also
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References
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