Laguna - Buko Pie

First sweet on our list is this simple pie, the Buko pie! It may look simple as it does not have cream in its filing nor on top, but don't take it too simple as Buko Pie taste is one of the bests.

Buko is a Filipino word for young coconut which grows abundantly allover the Philippines. They are grown in the country as their trees can give varieties of products from roots up to it's leaves. And Buko Pie is one of it's well  boasted products.

Buko Pie has gained popularity in the country particularly in the province at the south of Manila, the province of Laguna. Many street vendors sell Buko Pie even at the bus but, suggest you buy either Letty's, Collete's or Orien-The Original and other well known  brands where shops stand side by side at Los Baños,  Laguna as the ones sold at the street are made of fewer coconut meat and mostly made by cornstarch. A long queue of buyers of the known brands at their stores is an evidence of it's products' good taste!

The combination of the the young coconut meat's natural sweetness & texture plus the hot melts-in- your-mouth-condensed-milk-sweetened-custard gives Buko Pie truly an amazing taste one should never miss. So what are you waiting for? Come on! Let's take a bite!