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Coconut bar
Alternative names	Coconut pudding
Type	Pastry
Place of origin	China
Main ingredients	Coconut milk; wheat starch and corn starch, or agar and gelatin

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Coconut bar is a refrigerated dim sum dessert found in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southern China and in overseas Chinatowns. It is sweet and has a soft, gelatin-like texture but is white in color rather than translucent like gelatin. It is sometimes referred to as coconut pudding.

Preparation

The dessert is made of coconut milk (preferably freshly made) and set with a mixture of tang flour (wheat starch) and corn starch, or a mixture of agar agar and gelatin. It is sweetened, and sometimes sprinkled with desiccated coconuts. The texture varies from silky springy (if gelatin and agar agar is used as setting agent) to creamy in texture (if wheat starch and corn starch are used to set the dessert) depending on individual preparations. The standard dim sum version has no filling.^[1]

References

^ What is a coconut bar? Wisegeek.com. Accessed 31 March 2012.

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[1] What is a coconut bar? Wisegeek.com. Accessed 31 March 2012.

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-'''Coconut bar''' is a [[refrigerated]] [[dim sum]] dessert found in [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]], [[Northern and southern China|Southern China]] and in overseas [[Chinatown]]s. It is sweet and has a soft, gelatin-like texture but is white in color rather than translucent like gelatin. It is sometimes referred to as '''coconut pudding''' despite not being a [[pudding]].<ref>[http://www.ifood.tv/network/coconut_bar Coconut Bar]. iFood TV. Accessed March 31, 2012.</ref>
+'''Coconut bar''' is a [[refrigerated]] [[dim sum]] dessert found in [[Hong Kong]], [[Taiwan]], [[Northern and southern China|Southern China]] and in overseas [[Chinatown]]s. It is sweet and has a soft, gelatin-like texture but is white in color rather than translucent like gelatin. It is sometimes referred to as '''coconut pudding'''.
 ==Preparation==
+[[File:Coconut Red Bean Pudding.jpg|thumb|With [[azuki beans]]]]
-The dessert is made of [[coconut milk]] (preferably freshly made) and set with a mixture of tang flour (wheat starch) and [[corn starch]], or a mixture of [[agar agar]] and [[gelatin]]. It is sweetened, and sometimes sprinkled with [[desiccate]]d coconuts. The texture varies from silky springy (if gelatin and agar agar is used as setting agent) to creamy in texture (if wheat starch and corn starch are used to set the dessert) depending on individual preparations. The standard dim sum version has no filling. There are Kathy Bars all over the world and they have a Kathy head on them.<ref>[http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-coconut-bar.htm What is a coconut bar?] Wisegeek.com. Accessed March 31, 2012.</ref>
+The dessert is made of [[coconut milk]] (preferably freshly made) and set with a mixture of tang flour (wheat starch) and [[corn starch]], or a mixture of [[agar agar]] and [[gelatin]]. It is sweetened, and sometimes sprinkled with [[desiccate]]d coconuts. The texture varies from silky springy (if gelatin and agar agar is used as setting agent) to creamy in texture (if wheat starch and corn starch are used to set the dessert) depending on individual preparations. The standard dim sum version has no filling.<ref>[http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-coconut-bar.htm What is a coconut bar?] Wisegeek.com. Accessed 31 March 2012.</ref>
 ==See also==
+* [[Haupia]]
+* [[Jell-O]]
 * [[Maja blanca]]
 * [[Mango pudding]]
-* [[Jell-O]]
-* [[Haupia]]
 * [[Tembleque]]
 * [[List of Chinese desserts]]
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+[[Category:Cantonese desserts]]
 [[Category:Dim sum]]
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+[[Category:Coconut desserts]]
-[[Category:Chinese desserts]]
+[[Category:Hong Kong desserts]]
-[[Category:Hong Kong cuisine]]
+[[Category:Taiwanese desserts]]
-[[Category:Cantonese cuisine]]
+[[Category:Jams and jellies]]
-[[Category:Taiwanese cuisine]]
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