Coconut soup sliced, chopped or shredded. Green coconut fruit from young coconuts can also be used to prepare coconut soup, and coconut water and coconut oil are sometimes used as ingredients. Many various coconut soups exist in the world, with myriad ingredients used. Coconut soup is sometimes prepared in combinations using other ingredients, such as chicken, potato, or curry. It can be served as a hot or cold soup. "Sopito" is a common fish soup or fish chowder in Aruba and Curaçao of the Lesser Antilles. The dish uses coconut milk and salt-cured meat as main ingredients. Coconut water is also often
Coconut cream part that separates and rises to the top of the coconut milk. Cream of coconut is coconut cream that has been sweetened for use in desserts and beverages like the piña colada. Cream of coconut is also a key ingredient of many desserts originating from Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. It is also an important ingredient used in Polynesian Cuisine. Creamed coconut is a compressed block of coconut flesh which has been slightly dehydrated and is sold in a waxy lump. Coconut cream Coconut cream is very similar to coconut milk but contains less