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.
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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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ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award Jenn! I love your blog, keep doing what you're doing and happy cooking!
ReplyDeleteCongrats 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!
ReplyDeleteI love the color of that shake! Never tried pandan before.
ReplyDeleteoh what a great day out! everything looks so yummy. congrats on the award!
ReplyDeleteLove the color of your shake!
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u got me at pandan!
ReplyDeleteNice--I don't think there are any Filipino food joints around here...I need to look.
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the award :)
the best buko pandan shake you'll find in all buko express kiosk....
ReplyDeletepls try it!!!! masarap....masarap.
Pretty worthwhile piece of writing, much thanks for the post.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delicious shake !! you did a great work with this delicious stuff! there's no doubt about it!
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