Coconut a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics and subtropics. Coconuts are distinct from other fruits because their endosperm contains a large quantity of clear liquid, called "coconut milk" in the literature, and when immature, may be harvested for their potable "coconut water", also called "coconut juice". Mature, ripe coconuts can be used as edible seeds, or processed for oil and plant milk from the flesh, charcoal from the hard shell, and coir from the fibrous husk. Dried coconut flesh is called copra, and the oil and milk derived from it are commonly used in cooking
Coconut milk prevent the milk from separating inside the can. Coconut milk can used in both sweet and savory dishes. In many tropical and Asian cuisines it is a traditional ingredient in curries and other dishes, including desserts. Coconut rice is a rice cooked in coconut milk consumed in Southeastern Asia and the Caribbean. "Nasi lemak" is a Malaysian version of coconut rice, while the same dish is called "nasi uduk" in Indonesia. Coconut milk is also used throughout Asia for making traditional serabi, an Asian style pancake. In Brazil, coconut milk is mostly used in northeastern cuisine, generally with seafood stews