Buko pie

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The coconut cream pie is a variation of the cream pie.
A buko pie
A buko pie

Buko pie is a traditional Filipino pastry style, young-coconut-filled pie. It has proven to be a popular dish for Filipinos. It is almost like a coconut cream pie, only it is made with just young coconuts (buko in Tagalog) and has no cream. The pie is made with buko meat of malakanin texture.[1] There are also variations of the pie, which are similar but use slightly different ingredients, such as macapuno pie, that uses a special type of coconut which differs from ordinary coconut as it is thick and sticky.[2]

The pie was originally a delicacy only available in the Philippines, but blast freezing technology has allowed buko pie-makers the ability to export.[3][4]

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  1. ^ Back In The Kitchen with a Buko, dessertcomesfirst.com, <http://www.dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=112>. Retrieved on 12 October 2007 
  2. ^ Colette’s buko (coconut) pie, Pinoy Cook, April 5, 2005, <http://pinoycook.net/index.php/recipes/recipe/colettes-buko-coconut-pie/>. Retrieved on 12 October 2007 
  3. ^ Freezing technology keeps buko pie fresh, Science and Technology Information Institute, <http://www.stii.dost.gov.ph/sntpost/NewPOST/JanMar2006/Freezong_technology_keeps_buko_pie_fresh.html>. Retrieved on 12 October 2007 
  4. ^ The Safe Way to Blast Chill, Freeze and Thaw, United Kingdom: Foster Refrigerator, <http://www.foster-uk.com/uploadeddocuments/blue_papers/NJB0130BCBLUE.pdf>. Retrieved on 12 October 2007 
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