leite de coco

ENTRY: leite de coco

CLASS: noun

EQUIVALENT: coconut milk

DEFINITION: Juice obtained from squeezing grated coconut and used in the preparation of sweet and savory dishes, especially in Bahian cooking.

EXAMPLE: Fold in the grated manioc root and gradually add the milk and coconut milk.

SOURCE: Brazil: a Cook's Tour

COMMENT: Easily found canned or bottled, coconut milk can also be made at home by squeezing grated coconut milk to obtain thicker or thinner consistency. Mostly used in the northeastern cuisine for the preparation of fish and seafood stews such as moqueca and bobó, it is also used in desserts such as manjar and baba de moça.

CLUSTERS: add the coconut milk; thick coconut milk; (fresh or canned) unsweetened coconut milk; thin coconut milk.