Coconut milk Coconut milk Coconut milk is the liquid that comes from the grated pulp of a mature coconut. The opacity and rich taste of coconut milk are due to its high oil content, most of which is saturated fat. Coconut milk is a traditional food ingredient used in Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Caribbean, and northern South America. Coconut milk is distinguished from coconut water by its thicker consistency and milkier appearance. Unlike coconut water, which is the liquid found directly inside a coconut, coconut milk is the result of crushing coconut pulp. Coconut milk is traditionally made by grating the
Coconut rice of coconut cream. Outside of the mango season, it will also be eaten with other fruits or semi-sweet dishes. Other popular coconut rice desserts are "khao tom mat", where sweet banana is steamed inside sticky rice while wrapped in a banana leaf, "khao lam", where the rice and coconut milk mixture is steamed inside a section of bamboo, and "khao niao kaeo", a very sweet dessert of glutinous rice, coconut milk, and large amounts of sugar, and most often pink or green in color. In India, coconut rice (Tamil: தேங்காய் சாதம்) is famous in the southern regions. In India coconut