Coconut milk in Japan: what it's called and where to buy it
Coconut milk is ココナッツミルク, sold in cans and small cartons on the ethnic food shelf.
Look for this on the label
ココナッツミルク
kokonattsu miruku
How the world cooks Coconut milk
- Green curryCoconut curry with Thai basil
- Tom kha gaiChicken and galangal coconut soup
- Kerala fish currySouth Indian coconut fish curry
- RendangBeef slow-cooked in coconut and spice
- Nasi lemakCoconut rice with sambal and egg
- Ginataang kalabasaSquash and green beans in coconut
- MoquecaFish stew with coconut and peppers
- Chè chuốiWarm banana and coconut dessert
Where to find it
In the shop
Ethnic food shelf (エスニック), with curry paste and fish sauce.
Which shops
Most large supermarkets, KALDI, and Gyomu Super (cheapest). Powdered coconut milk keeps longer.
If you can't find it
- Milk with a spoon of peanut butter, for curries in a pinch
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Cook with it
More ingredients
- Heavy cream
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda and baking powder
- Cilantro (coriander leaves)
- Fish sauce
- Gochujang and gochugaru
- Chickpeas and lentils
- Paneer
- Sour cream
- Ground beef
- Rice paper
- Cornstarch
- Black beans
- Buttermilk
- Tofu (firm and silken)
- Glutinous (sticky) rice
- Jasmine rice
- Rice noodles
- Lemongrass
- Lime
- Doubanjiang (chili bean paste)
- Shaoxing wine
- Tapioca starch (polvilho)
- Plain yogurt (dahi, curd)
- Ghee
- Cumin, turmeric and garam masala
- Tempeh
- Kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
- Wood ear mushroom