Coconut Milk

These flaky, crispy pastries with a curry flavored filling are a popular snack sold in street food stalls and eateries all across Thailand.

There are many things that appeal about a Basque cheesecake—it's crustless (one less job) and is meant to look “rustic” with its wrinkled and jagged sides.

Serve with crusty bread to dip in the golden sauce.

Khao niaow ma muang, or steamed coconut sticky rice with ripe mango, is a classic in Thai cuisine—and you can make it at home.

Scoop up these warmly spiced chickpeas with any flatbread or spoon them onto rice.

This version of buko pie, a classic Filipino dessert, paints the flaky bottom crust with a coat of cherry jam, while a crunchy cinnamon-kissed crumble sits on top.

Luminously orange, topped with evaporated milk, and light as a feather, mango pudding is a star of the dim sum dessert trolley for good reason.

This version of the classic Southern coconut cake keeps things simple with a fuss-free white cake enrobed in frosting with a layer of shredded coconut.

With a no-frills ingredient list and a cook time that comes in under an hour, this spiced coconut lentil soup is simple and unfailingly forgiving.

Serve this plantain omelet at your next brunch with friends.

Add the creamy Puerto Rican coconut and rum drink known as coquito to your festive cocktail rotation and enjoy throughout the holiday season.

This vegetable Massaman curry gives you the best of both worlds: a full-flavored and ultra-comforting curry that’s also unfussy enough to whip up on any weeknight.

On the outside, this cake looks like any other Bundt cake, but inside, it has a vibrant shade of green and a beautiful honeycomb pattern.

These delicious banana leaf packets conceal warm, slightly sweet sticky rice perfumed with the smokiness of the charred wrapper and with a piece of banana at the center.

This rose-scented kuih lapis is popular in the Malay community, served either as an evening snack or for breakfast and making an appearance at special events.

With its winning combination of coconut, pineapple, and rum, this piña colada recipe is creamy, just sweet enough, and utterly refreshing.

This delicious vegetable soup, called sayur lodeh in Indonesian, is popular in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Rendang is a slow-cooked dish that requires hours of stovetop nursing. It was only when I bought an Instant Pot that I even entertained the idea of making it myself.