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 Palace Philippines. The Coconut Palace cost PHP 37 million to build and was partly financed by the coconut levy fund, which was set up to be used for the welfare of coconut farmers. Its construction is sometimes associated with the Mrs. Marcos' edifice complex, defined by one writer as the "obsession and compulsion to build edifices as a hallmark of greatness or as a signifier of national prosperity." It is owned by the government-owned and controlled corporation the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS). The Coconut Palace is made of several types of Philippine hardwood, coconut shells, and a specially engineered coconut