Buko pandan

42 responses on 'Buko pandan'

• Gigie on Dec 28, 2005 at 8:32 am

  Have you tried mango pandan? It is so delicious and refreshing. All you need to do is to substitute mango instead of buko in your recipe. Believe me, it will be a hit (it has always been in our family parties). Unfortunately, can’t make that one here in Canada anymore, the mangoes here just don’t taste as good as Philippine mangoes.

• Connie on Dec 29, 2005 at 2:09 am

  Gigie, when mangoes start flooding the local markets in the summer, I will try your mango pandan. I will! It sounds wonderful. Thanks.

• Madz on Dec 29, 2005 at 7:58 pm

  Hi, I was just wondering how to make the shelf life of my buco longer. It easily gets spoiled. I was wondering if you can give me some tips on how to prolong its freshness and what are the things that I should and should not do with bucos thanks!

• Connie on Dec 31, 2005 at 1:47 pm

  Madz, try this: scrape the buko from the husk, put them in freezer containers covered with their own water, and freeze them. Just let them thaw in the fridge when you need them.

• chi on Jan 2, 2006 at 12:52 pm

  i tasted buko pandan from NATHANIELZ and is the best one i’ve tasted. Primarily because the buko as well as the gelatin/gulaman was of the”chewy” variety. Unfortunately, the box (yellow green) only had the name NATHANIELZ on it. No address / contact number. Would any of you know how i can get in touch with this manufacturer? or do you have tips how to make buko pandan “chewy”?
  Thanks!

• Connie on Jan 2, 2006 at 5:15 pm

  Add lye water to the gelatin powder or gulaman bars.

• JM on Jan 6, 2006 at 6:36 pm

  if this is a stupid question i’m sorry in advance hehe what is lye water and where can i buy them?

  P.S.
  ty for sharing your recipes with us, i really don’t know how to cook but now nobody will suspect. your blog is really a great everyday help for me

• JC on Mar 18, 2006 at 3:44 pm

  lye water is basically alkaline water. It is used in soap making and cleaning agent. It is primarily used in asian cooking and can be found in Asian supermarkets in glass bottles. However, I do not recommend using lye water to attain the desired texture of the food because recent studies have shown that when ingested lye water can cause corrosive burns especially in throat, oesophagus and stomach lining. Try using milk instead. Milk is alkaline base and its natural. also, lye water is in fact a poison, under the Controlled Substances Act, 1984. Lastly, if you really need to used lye water in food please conduct more research so you can make an informed choice.

• JC on Mar 18, 2006 at 4:46 pm

  I would like to add one last tip from my last comment about lye water. Apparently, you can substitute lye water with baking soda!! That will give you that springy texture you want!!:smile:

• Karen on May 5, 2006 at 5:26 pm

  I made buko pandan 2 wks ago and boiled 5 pcs pandan leaves along with the gulaman to get the “pandan” flavor. I also added nata de coco to the buko strips for added topping. My friends loved it!

• Connie on May 5, 2006 at 8:17 pm

  With nata de coco… wow that sounds great, Karen.

  Oh, and JC, thanks for all that info about lye water.

• Eva on Jun 3, 2006 at 2:39 am

  i love making buko pandan. here in california, you can make it anytime of the year. everything i use are can preserved, even buko and gulaman. you can buy them in any oriental stores. my mom likes it with nata de coco also, so yummy…

• Khan on Sep 2, 2006 at 12:15 pm

  thanks for all those information. i loved eating buko pandan but i don’t know how to prepare it. i think it would be better to boil pandan leaves together with the gulaman just as karen has suggested.

  i hope you will publish more recipe. thanks:smile:

• wowie on Sep 6, 2006 at 3:48 pm

  Samahan mo ng kaong and nata de coco sa buko pandan. Hay naku sarap!:grin:

• Storm on Sep 11, 2006 at 9:29 am

  Hi,

  Thanks for the info on lye water. Would like to substitute baking soda for lye water but not sure about the dimensions. Do you have any idea how much baking soda for one tsp of lye water?

• ED on Sep 13, 2006 at 3:07 pm

  Hi nice site. Can you give me the recipe for mango refrigerator cake, tnx

• Connie on Sep 13, 2006 at 7:05 pm

  Hi ED, if you search for “refrigerator cake” using the search box above, you’ll find it.

• Kristine on Sep 28, 2006 at 1:12 pm

  yes! it’s good with nata de coco. i top mine with pinipig, too. the best!

• jeniel on Oct 4, 2006 at 1:48 am

  hi,
  i just finish my experimental research on hotcakes. Try to cook instant hotcakes and used pandan juice as water. Just boiled the leaves and add milk to it. Add also candied coconut in the batter mixture and topped it with glazed fruits. ang sarap talaga!!!
  

• shoegerl on Dec 14, 2006 at 9:51 am

  hi Chi,

  Nathanielz can be found at San Fernando City, Pampanga. Ur right, they make the best Buko pandan!

• sally on Dec 19, 2006 at 8:05 pm

  hello…. ty for this nice blog. my question is how much baking soda do i dilute to get the lye water ?

• len on Jan 27, 2007 at 6:52 pm

  thanks for the tips! i tried nathanielz too and its simply delicious… i thought the gelatin was nata de coco because it was that chewy… and the cream what’s in it? its just got that right sweetness too it without overpowering the buko flavor… yum!:smile:

• len on Jan 27, 2007 at 6:53 pm

  PS

  will try the lye water… is that the same one we use for kuchinta?

• joy on Feb 17, 2007 at 3:08 pm

  do any of you guys have a recipe of mango pandan? plss pls pls post it here thankssssss!

• Don Lambert on Apr 19, 2007 at 10:18 pm

  Hello, My wife has been trying to make kutsinta (maybe not the right spelling) and can not find lye water in any of the local stores or anyone locally that even knows what it is. Can you help me?

  Thank You

• Nini on May 10, 2007 at 7:58 pm

  Hi, I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your recipes. I especially enjoy your Filipino recipes. I’m excited to try your buco pandan and puto. Thanks again and God bless you and your whole family.

• nathalie on May 22, 2007 at 12:43 pm

  Hi! Again a question about the lye. Is this sodium hydroxide? Or potassium hydroxide? Is this what is used to make soap? I want to make sure I’m not using the wrong thing. The lye I have read about is the ingredient in drano LOL!
  Thank you–
  Nathalie

• Connie on May 22, 2007 at 8:52 pm

  nathalie, no. that’s lye in powder form. Lye water can be bought in drug stores. It’s the strained mixture that comes from mixing water with wood ash.

• nathalie on May 23, 2007 at 9:08 am

  Hi Connie– thanks much! I did find it in the grocery, the lye water in a glass bottle. Will try your recipe!
  Have a good week!
  Nathalie

• stephanie on Jun 6, 2007 at 10:00 pm

  i used buko juice in cooking the boxed gelatine,so tasty and creamy,i could taste both the pandan and buko, i did this,i boiled first the buko with pandan,then used that for gelatine,medyo mabusisi lang,but its worth it

• dhayL on Jun 19, 2007 at 8:55 am

  ms connie,
  This is definitely one of my husband’s favourite desserts. We have a distant relative that makes this all the time whenever we have gatherings, too bad she passed away a few months ago and i never get to ask her how she makes buko pandan..and the same thing with my uncle from the sates his caldereta is just superb, but again he died 2 yrs ago and everytime i asked about the recipe he would claim that “may halong bulong and luto ko”.

  But anyway, back to buko pandan, during the party my husband was looking for buko pandan yet again.. im just thankful that i found a recipe. My challenge now will finding the pandan flavoring or the actual pandan leaves. I can’t wait to try this one! Thanks!

• laila on Sep 17, 2007 at 3:05 pm

  Try buko pandan by “kitchen treats”. You can contact them at 09209083276. They make the best buko pandan Ive ever tasted.

• chick on Sep 27, 2007 at 9:53 pm

  madali lang sya gawin.. hehe gumagawa mom ko nito e

• joy on Oct 1, 2007 at 4:41 pm

  give the recepe and procedure.

• Connie on Oct 1, 2007 at 7:25 pm

  hi joy.

  you should learn to follow instructions and click to page 2. if you do NOT know how to follow instructions, any recipe will be USELESS to you.

  you should also learn how to SAY PLEASE. you are not in any position to give orders around here.

• clare matulin on Nov 16, 2007 at 10:04 am

  Hi! im clare matulin can i know the recipe of buko pandan can you send the recipe please thanks so much………God bless…….

• nory on Nov 16, 2007 at 2:59 pm

  hello to all try also put some yellow color in your buko pandan i suggest put CORNEL in can… yummy…gudluck!

• nory on Nov 16, 2007 at 3:01 pm

  hi clare matulin,

  the whole recipe of buko pandan.. is on the top just click the the go to page 2.. gudluck

• halik on Nov 16, 2007 at 11:30 pm

  ate may nagnakaw ng picture sa site mo
  this is the site
  http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Asia/Philippines/City_of_Manila/Local_Customs-City_of_Manila-R-1.html

• rain on Dec 25, 2007 at 6:25 pm

  Hey, I read someone post in here about the easily gets spoiled buko pandan. Can someone tell me how long will the buko pandan will last? And yesterday I made a buko pandan and when I tasted this morning it was sour taste na. Panis na siya. Can someone here help me. I want to make another for New Year but I was afraid I might messed up again.

• mayv on Dec 27, 2007 at 8:17 pm

  as you serve buko pandan individually, you can also add a scoop of vanilla ice cream topped with pinipig, it’s so creamy, try it

• Graxia06 on Apr 4, 2008 at 2:47 am

  Un sakin nlalgyan q ng lychee…Hehe.Sarap!

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