Sunday, March 28, 2010

Buko Pandan Shake and an award

It was a sunny, yet slightly breezy afternoon as I had helped my mom with a couple errands. By the end of it all we were starving. We decided upon a little Filipino food to appease the stomach. We ventured into Chow King. It a "fast food" joint that serves up some family Philippine meals. I've glod about them before and this particular meal. (here) My mom and I both ordered the half bangus meal.


 But this time around I decided to order up a shake to wash it all down. A buko pandan shake.


 Look at that nice green color. What's the best way to describe this drink? Well first off...buko (boo-ko) is made from the meat of young coconut. Pandan according to About.com :

Pandan (screwpine pandanus) is a type of tree that grows in tropical areas of Asia. Pandan leaves have a sweet, unique flavor that is commmonly used in Southeast-Asian countries to enhance both desserts and savory dishes.

In actuality it's a dessert made from buko, pandan, gulaman (firm jello-green), cream and condensed milk.  They just decided to turn it into a shake over at Chow King.  You can see the little bits of jello, and cocnut at the bottom there. So it's a coconut-y drink. But so delicious.


I'd like to give a shoutout to Michelle at All Home Cooking All Year Long for passing this award along to me. Thanks a bunch.

You can find out more about this nifty award here.

1.Display the Stiletto badge of honor.
2. Brag about it-post a link to the page to highlight what the award is about
3.Say thanks! Include a link to the friend who nominated you.
4. Share the love-nominate 5-10 more blogs. Leave links to their blogs and leave them a comment so they know they won!
5.Do what you do! Keep at it and keep inspiring others!

As far as passing along to 5-10. I'm the type who doesn't like to choose. I'd like to share it with all of you. Because quite frankly you readers are the awesomest!!

12 comments:

  1. I love anything pandan-flavored, taste wonderful with coconut! The gulaman reminds me of a Malaysian dessert called chendol, the texture must be so much fun to slurp up! And you know how much I adore green shakes! ;)

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  2. Congrats on the award Jenn! I love your blog, keep doing what you're doing and happy cooking!

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  3. Congrats on the award - well deserved as you provide so many great ideas and inspiration. I'd celebrate and tip my buko pandan shake to you if I could get my hands on one - sounds delicious!

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  4. I love the color of that shake! Never tried pandan before.

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  5. oh what a great day out! everything looks so yummy. congrats on the award!

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  6. Love the color of your shake!

    Congrats on the award!

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  7. Nice--I don't think there are any Filipino food joints around here...I need to look.

    Congrats on the award :)

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  8. the best buko pandan shake you'll find in all buko express kiosk....
    pls try it!!!! masarap....masarap.

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  9. Pretty worthwhile piece of writing, much thanks for the post.

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  10. What a delicious shake !! you did a great work with this delicious stuff! there's no doubt about it!

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