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Boyacá, Colombia

Cocido Boyacense

A Boyacá stew of beef, pork, chicken, potatoes, corn, and vegetables, slow-cooked in a clay pot. A rustic, hearty highland meal for cold weather.

Castile and León, Spain

Cocido maragato

Cocido Maragato is a Castile and León stew of chickpeas, vegetables, and assorted meats simmered together.

Cantabria, Spain

Cocido pasiego

Cocido Pasiego is a Cantabrian chickpea stew with sheep meat, bread, greens, onion, carrot, and leek, cooked until the meat is tender.

Denmark

Cocio

Danish chocolate milk, typically paired with pølser.

Scotland, United Kingdom

Cock-a-Leekie

A traditional Scottish soup of chicken and leeks simmered in broth, often with prunes, dating back to the 16th century.

United Kingdom

Cockles

Ruacain

Small bivalves raked from tidal sands, boiled, shelled and eaten cold with vinegar and white pepper from a paper pot.

Slovenia

Cockta

Dark herbal soft drink developed in 1953 from rosehip, eleven herbs and lemon as a Yugoslav alternative to cola — no caffeine, no phosphoric acid.

Hong Kong

Cocktail Bun

Gai Mei Bao

A shredded-coconut-and-butter-filled bun with a glazed top stripe, invented to use up stale bun crumbs.

Jamaica

Coco Bread

Folded, buttery, slightly sweet bread roll made with coconut milk, split and used to hold a beef patty.

Dominican Republic

Coco Loco

A Dominican cocktail of rum, coconut water, and lime, served in a young green coconut. A beach and resort drink, refreshing and tropical.

Sao Tome and Principe

Cocoa Sauce

Molho de Cacau

Unique Santomean sauce made from cocoa pulp; sweet-savory flavor; paired with fish or plantains; a sauce that showcases the islands' cocoa heritage; unlike anything else in world cuisine; the cocoa pulp sauce of Sao Tome; a creative use of the cacao fruit beyond chocolate.

Dominica

Cocoa Tea

Hand-rolled cocoa balls grated into boiling water with bay leaf, cinnamon and milk and sweetened heavily.

Peru

Cocona

A tart Amazonian fruit used in Peru for juices, sauces and refreshing salsas.

Dominican Republic

Coconetes

Dominican coconut cookies of grated coconut, flour, sugar, and butter, baked until golden. A bakery and home sweet, chewy and coconutty, served with coffee.

Myanmar

Coconut Agar Jelly

ကျောက်ကျော

Agar set in two layers — clear or coloured jelly under a rich white coconut-milk layer — and cut into diamonds.

Sri Lanka

Coconut Arrack

අරක්කු

A spirit distilled from fermented coconut flower sap and aged in halmilla wood vats, tasting between rum and whisky.

Trinidad and Tobago

Coconut Bake

Grated coconut worked into a bread dough and baked into a dense, faintly sweet flat loaf.

Hungary

Coconut Ball

Kókuszgolyó

Coconut balls are Hungarian sweets coated in chocolate and flavoured with coconut.

Tuvalu

Coconut Banana Fritters

Tuvaluan coconut-banana fritters combine mashed banana, flour, cornstarch, shredded coconut, and sugar, then fry into crisp-edged snacks.

Martinique

Coconut Blancmange

Blanc-Manger Coco

A Martinican dessert; made with coconut milk and agar-agar; a delicate flan with a light and refreshing texture; often enhanced with vanilla; the blanc-manger coco that is a Martinican dessert classic.

Limón, Costa Rica

Coconut Bread

Pan de coco

Coconut bread from Caribbean coast, sweet and aromatic, a Limón province specialty, traditional and moist.

Sierra Leone

Coconut Bread

Bolo

A soft, sweet Sierra Leonean bread or cake rich with grated coconut, sugar, flour, and oil; a popular snack, breakfast, or celebration treat, sometimes baked as loaves, squares, or biscuits.

Samoa

Coconut Bread

Fa'apapa

Thick slab of sweet, fluffy coconut bread; flour, sugar, coconut flakes, and coconut milk mixed into a dough and baked until golden; found in most Samoan households and on breakfast tables; also used to make fa'ausi; simple, sweet, and coconut-rich; a Samoan staple bread.

Samoa

Coconut Buns

Panipopo

The national sweet of Samoa; buns baked in a sweet and sticky coconut cream sauce; served in shallow bowls spooned over with more sauce; accompanied by a hot beverage, preferably Samoan cocoa; can be reheated the next day; soft, sweet, and coconut-rich; a TasteAtlas-listed listed preparation dessert.

Curaçao

Coconut Cake

Bol di Coco

Bol di coco; a traditional Curaçaoan coconut cake; a sweet delight of Krioyo cuisine; made with fresh coconut; a feature of celebrations and gatherings; a reflection of the island's tropical ingredients

Sri Lanka

Coconut Cake

බිබික්කන්

A dark, dense cake of scraped coconut, jaggery, semolina and candied fruit spiced with cardamom and clove, baked slowly and cut into squares.

United States

Coconut Cake

A white layer cake filled and frosted with coconut, often covered in shredded coconut.

Guadeloupe

Coconut Candy

Bonbon Coco

Coconut candy; a traditional Guadeloupean sweet; made with coconut, sugar, and vanilla; the bonbon coco that is a Guadeloupean confection.

Guam

Coconut Candy

Lamot Niyok

Chamorro coconut candy cooks grated coconut with sugar until the mixture sets into chewy, fragrant pieces that keep well.

Nigeria

Coconut Candy

Grated coconut cooked with sugar and a little milk until it caramelises, then dried into hard chewy pieces.

Samoa

Coconut Caramel Taro

Fa'ausi

Samoan fa'ausi is baked taro or breadfruit covered with dark caramel and coconut cream, creating a sticky, rich dessert served warm.

Myanmar

Coconut Chicken Noodles

အုန်းနို့ခေါက်ဆွဲ

Wheat noodles in a coconut-milk and chicken broth thickened with chickpea flour, served with boiled egg, raw onion, chilli flakes, crisp fritters and lime.

Central Java, Indonesia

Coconut Chicken Stew

Opor Ayam

Javanese chicken stew in coconut milk with aromatic spices, traditional Eid al-Fitr dish.

Antigua and Barbuda

Coconut Chip Chip

Chip Chip

Traditional Antiguan sweet of coconut cut into small pieces and dropped into hot sugar syrup; boiled and stirred until thick; spread on an oiled surface to cool; often made with brown sugar and flavoured with grated fresh ginger root; a classic Antiguan sweet treat; found at markets and schoolyards; the chip chip of Antigua; a crunchy, coconutty snack.

Somalia

Coconut Confection

Gashaato

A coconut-based Somali confection; listed in Wikipedia's Somali cuisine; a sweet treat made from coconut, sugar, and spices; often served at celebrations and alongside xalwo; a popular Somali dessert; the coconut sweet of Somalia; found at weddings, holidays, and sweet shops.

Austria

Coconut Cookies

Kokosbusserl

Small coconut cookies popular during Austrian Christmas season, good coconut flavor with proper texture, not too sweet, a festive holiday treat, traditional.