''Bukayo'' is a
Filipino dessert made from sweetened
coconut
The coconut tree (''Cocos nucifera'') is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus ''Cocos''. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the f ...
strips. It is traditionally made by simmering strips or shredded bits of young, gelatinous coconut (''buko'') in water and ''sinuklob'', which is
sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus '' Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalk ...
muscovado sugar melted into a chewy
caramel
Caramel ( or ) is an orange-brown confectionery product made by heating a range of sugars. It can be used as a flavoring in puddings and desserts, as a filling in bonbons, or as a topping for ice cream and custard.
The process of carameli ...
-like consistency.
Dryer versions of ''bukayo'' with a crumbly texture are known as ''bocarillo''.
''Bukayo'' can be eaten on its own, usually rolled into little balls. But they can also be used as
garnishing and fillings for other desserts, most notably for ''
pan de coco'' and ''
sinudlan empanada
An empanada is a type of baked or fried turnover consisting of pastry and filling, common in Spanish, other Southern European, Latin American, and Iberian-influenced cultures around the world. The name comes from the Spanish (to bread, i.e., ...
''.
''Bukayo'' is also spelled as ''bucaio'', ''bucayo'', ''bokayo'', ''bukhayo'', or ''bukayu''. During the Spanish rule of the Philippines, it was known as ''conserva de coco'' ("coconut preserve") in Spanish.
It is also known as ''hinti' in
Tausug.
Peanut brittle
Brittle is a type of confection consisting of flat broken pieces of hard sugar candy embedded with nuts such as pecans, almonds, or peanuts, and which are usually less than 1 cm thick.
Types
It has many variations around the world, such as ' ...
in the Philippines is also sometimes locally known as ''bukayo mani''.
See also
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Daral (food)
References
External links
Bukayo
Philippine desserts
Foods containing coconut
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