Lamaw, also known as buko lamaw, is a
Filipino dessert
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or
beverage
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made from scraped young coconut meat (''buko'') in
coconut water
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with milk and sugar (or
condensed milk
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), and
saltines or
biscuit
A biscuit is a flour-based baked food item. Biscuits are typically hard, flat, and unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon. They can also be savoury, similar to crackers.
...
s. Variations may add ingredients like
peanut
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s,
graham cracker
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s, or orange-flavored
softdrinks. Ice cubes are commonly added to chill the dessert. It is usually made from freshly gathered coconuts and is commonly served within the coconut shell itself. It originates from the
Visayas
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and
Visayan
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areas of
Mindanao
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and is a traditional ''
merienda
Merienda is a light meal in southern Europe, particularly Spain (''merenda'' in Galician, ''berenar'' in Catalan), Portugal (''lanche'' or ''merenda'') and Italy (''merenda''), whence the word spread to Serbo-Croatian in, according to dictiona ...
'' for farmers working in the fields in rural areas.
The name of the dessert is from
Visayan
Visayans ( Cebuano: ''mga Bisayà'' ) are a Philippine ethnolinguistic family group or metaethnicity native to the Visayas, to the southernmost islands south of Luzon, and to a significant portion of Mindanao. They are composed of numerous di ...
''lamaw'', meaning "
swill" or "
slop", due to its appearance. The term can sometimes also be used to refer to similar desserts made from
papaya
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,
star apple, or
avocado
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with milk and sugar.
See also
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Avocado and milk in ice
Avocado and milk in ice (or ''abukado lamaw'') is a traditional Filipino cuisine, Filipino dessert or beverage made from avocado in milk and sugar (condensed milk, evaporated milk, or powdered milk can also be used).
It is preferably eaten co ...
(Avocado lamaw)
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Buko pie
Buko pie, sometimes anglicized as coconut pie, is a traditional Cuisine of the Philippines, Filipino baked young coconut (malauhog) pie. It is considered a specialty in the municipality of Los Baños, Laguna, located on the island of Luzon.
Buk ...
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Buko salad
Buko salad, usually anglicized as young coconut salad, is a Filipino fruit salad dessert made from strips of fresh young coconut (''buko'') with sweetened milk or cream and various other ingredients. It is one of the most popular and ubiquitous ...
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Halo-halo
''Haluhalo'' is a popular cold dessert in the Philippines made with crushed ice, evaporated milk or coconut milk, and various ingredients including side dishes such as ube jam (ube halaya), sweetened kidney beans or garbanzo beans, coco ...
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Ice buko
Ice buko, also known as buko ice candy or coconut popsicle, is a Filipino frozen dessert made from condensed milk, young coconut (''buko'') strips, and coconut water. It is basically a frozen version of the buko salad. They can be sold on pop ...
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Samalamig
Samalamig, also known as palamig, is a collective term for various Filipino sweet chilled beverages that usually include jelly-like ingredients. They come in various flavors, and are commonly sold by street vendors as refreshments. Typical i ...
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