Avocado and milk in ice (or ''abukado lamaw'') is a traditional Filipino

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made from

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in milk and sugar (

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, or

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can also be used). It is preferably eaten cold. Ice (

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, or simply

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) are added, or it is partly frozen before consumption. The milk can also be excluded, mixing avocados directly with sugar. The avocados can also be mashed or

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d, which is usually called avocado milkshake or avocado smoothie. Sliced

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s are sometimes added. Avocado ''lamaw'' is the traditional way of eating avocados in the Philippines, where avocados were introduced from

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before the 1700s, during the

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. Avocado ''lamaw'' is a variant of ''

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'', a dessert made with young coconut, milk, and sugar. It became a

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in 2022. A similar avocado smoothie can be found in Vietnam, called ''sinh tố bơ''.

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