Pancit buko

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| alternate_name = pancit butong

| country = Philippines

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| course = Soup

| served = Hot

| main_ingredient = Young coconut meat

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Pancit buko (Tagalog "young coconut noodles"; also known as pancit butong in Visayan), is a Filipino dish made from very thin strips of young coconut (buko) meat with various spices, vegetables, and meat or seafood. It is a type of Filipino noodle dish (pancit), even though it does not usually use actual noodles.{{cite book |last1=Polistico |first1=Edgie |title=Philippine Food, Cooking, & Dining Dictionary |date=2017 |publisher=Anvil Publishing, Inc. |isbn=9786214200870}}

The recipes can vary and are often adaptations of other Filipino pancit dishes. It has two main types, a broth version, and a stir-fried (guisado) version. The latter often uses latik and coconut oil derived from coconut cream (kakang gata).{{cite web |title=A Taste of Pancit Buko in UCPB Makati |url=https://www.backpackingphilippines.com/2010/12/pancit-buko-recipe-cocobank-ucpb-makati.html |website=Backpacking Philippines |access-date=June 5, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Pancit Buko |url=http://www.panlasangpinoymeatrecipes.com/pancit-buko.htm |website=Panlasang Pinoy Meaty Recipes |date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=June 5, 2019}}{{cite web |last1=Villar |first1=Giney |title=Pancit Buko Recipe |url=https://www.yummy.ph/recipe/pancit-buko-recipe |website=Yummy.ph |access-date=June 5, 2019}}{{cite web |title=Buko Pancit |url=https://www.bitesized.ph/buko-pancit/#show-recipe |website=Bitre Sized |date=April 23, 2018 |access-date=June 5, 2019}} Pancit buko is commonly served directly on an opened coconut shell.{{cite web |title=5 Serious Eats in Tarlac |url=https://www.amaialand.com/news-and-events/5-serious-eats-in-tarlac/ |website=Amaia |access-date=June 5, 2019}}

The dish originates independently from the Tagalog people (specifically from Quezon and Laguna), and the Visayan people. The Visayan versions of the dish differ from the Tagalog versions in that it sometimes includes wheat noodles.