Nasi liwet, an Indonesian-Javanese recipe of coconut rice, topped with chicken and omelette slices and thick coconut cream.
Region or state
Southeast Asia, Indian subcontinent, East Africa, West Africa, South America, Central America, Caribbean, Oceania
Associated cuisine
India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Myanmar, Thailand, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, Kenya, Nigeria
Serving temperature
Serve hot
Main ingredients
Rice, coconut
Other information
Kiribath
Media: Coconut rice or Roso-kokodia
Coconut rice is a dish prepared by cooking white rice in coconut milk or coconut flakes.[1] As both the coconut and the rice-plant are commonly found in the tropics all around the world, coconut rice, too, is found in many cultures throughout the world, spanning across the equator from Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, South America, Central America, West Africa, East Africa, the Caribbean and Oceania.
Coconut rice dishes
Nasi uduk, Jakartan coconut rice.
Nasi lemak, a popular coconut rice dish in Malaysia and Singapore.
Thai khao tom mat.
Colombian arroz con coco.
^Sarah Cook. "Coconut rice". BBC Good Food. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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