Buko salad explained

Buko salad
Alternate Name:	Young coconut salad
Country:	Philippines
Course:	Dessert
Served:	Room temperature, chilled
Main Ingredient:	young coconut strips, sweetened milk or cream

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.^{[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 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. 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.^{[6] [7]}

Buko melon

A variant of buko salad with chunks of cantaloupes and various jelly desserts.^[8]

Buko pandan

See also: Pandan cake. A popular variant of buko salad whose secondary ingredient are green gulaman (agar) cubes flavored with pandan leaf extracts.^{[9] [10]}

Buko lychee

Buko lychee is a combination of buko and lychee, a variant of buko salad.^[11]

Lamaw

See main article: 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.^{[12] [13] [14]}

Ube macapuno

See also: Ube halaya. A salad made with another common traditional pairing, that of ube halaya (mashed purple yam) and macapuno.^{[15] [16]}

See also

• Lamaw
• Ice buko
• Buko pie
• Samalamig
• Halo-halo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Buko Salad Recipe . Panlasang Pinoy . April 23, 2019.
2. Web site: Benayoun . Mike . Philippines: Buko Salad . 196 Flavors . April 23, 2019.
3. Web site: Buko Salad . Pinoy Recipe at Iba Pa . April 23, 2019.
4. Web site: Buko Salad . Ang Sarap . April 23, 2019.
5. Web site: Joven . Eduardo . Buko Pandan Salad Recipe . Pinoy Recipe At Iba Pa . April 23, 2019.
6. Web site: Buko Halo-Halo . Pinoy Anik Anik . April 23, 2019.
7. Web site: Buko Halo – Halo Recipe . Panlasang Pinoy Recipes . April 23, 2019 . June 27, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627055500/https://www.panlasangpinoyrecipes.com/buko-halo-halo-recipe/ . dead .
8. Web site: Joven . Eduardo . Buko Melon Salad Recipe . Pinoy Recipe At Iba Pa . April 23, 2019.
9. Web site: Buko Pandan Salad (Filipino Coconut Pandan Dessert) . Salu Salo Recipes . April 23, 2019.
10. Web site: Buko Pandan Salad . Foxy Folksy . April 23, 2019.
11. Web site: Buko Lycheen Salad . Pinoy Recipe at Iba . November 27, 2020.
12. Web site: Buko Lamaw: The Dessert of the Visayas . bitlanders . April 23, 2019.
13. Web site: De Jaresco . Bingo . A look at coconut industry prospects . Negros Chronicle . April 23, 2019 . December 8, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208003801/http://negroschronicle.net/web-archives/opinion/A%20look%20at%20coconut%20industry%20prospects%20(One%20Voice).html . dead .
14. Web site: LAMAW (Lāmaw): A delectable young Coconut dessert beverage in the Philippines . busy . April 23, 2019.
15. Web site: Ube Macapuno Salad Recipe . PinoyRecipe.net . April 23, 2019.
16. Web site: Ube-Macapuno Salad Recipe . Ping Desserts . April 23, 2019.