Eating in China
AI-generated ingredient illustration: plain coconut milk in a bowl.

Coconut milk

椰奶Yēnǎi

A milky cooking liquid made by working grated coconut flesh with water.

Type
Sauces and seasonings

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A milky cooking liquid made by working grated coconut flesh with water.

In the kitchen

Forms the creamy sauce in crab curry.

It differs from the water inside a coconut. Richer coconut cream uses less water; packaged milk may contain emulsifiers.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有椰奶吗?

Does this dish contain Coconut milk?

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