Food of Cocos (Keeling) Islands
The Cocos Malay community of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands cooks with coconut, fresh fish, rice, and spice, much like the cooking of Malaysia, along with sweets and flatbreads. Coconut palms provide the staple, and fish and crab from the lagoon are common.
Fish curry
Lagoon fish in coconut curry.
Staples
- rice, fish, coconut, crab, banana
Signature flavors
- coconut milk, chili, turmeric, ginger, lime
Main dishes
Lagoon fish in coconut curry.
Key ingredients: fish, coconut milk, turmeric
Coconut rice with sambal.
Key ingredients: rice, coconut milkFull guide →
Large land crab cooked in coconut milk.
Key ingredients: crab, coconut milk
Grilled skewers with peanut sauce.
Key ingredients: chicken, peanutsFull guide →
Rich dry beef curry.
Key ingredients: beef, coconutFull guide →Breakfast
Lacy crepes with curry.
Key ingredients: flour, egg
With grated coconut.
Key ingredients: cassava, coconutDesserts and sweets
Sweet rice-flour cakes.
Key ingredients: rice flour, coconutFried and golden.
Key ingredients: banana, flourDrinks
Fresh young coconut.
Key ingredients: young coconutBlack tea with sugar.
Key ingredients: tea, sugarFruits and produce
The staple of the islands.
Key ingredients: milk, water, fleshFull guide →
Grown in home gardens.
Key ingredients: eaten freshFull guide →
Sweet and soft.
Key ingredients: eaten freshFull guide →Dish guides from Cocos (Keeling) Islands
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Descriptions written by Intercontinental Chef. Dishes are listed as commonly eaten today; many are shared across neighbouring countries.
- Nasi Lemak dengan Chili Nasi Lemak dan Sotong Pedas, di Penang Summer Restaurant: Meandkancil2020, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Coconut Crab Birgus latro: Drew Avery, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Sate Udang: Gunawan Kartapranata, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rendang daging sapi asli Padang: Midori, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Rotijala: Streuselbrötchen, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Manihot esculenta - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-090: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhlers Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- Gadong Night Market 4 October 2024 21: Pangalau, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Cocos nucifera - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-187: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
- 14-QWSTION-BANANATEX-STRIPPING-LAUSCHSICHT: BANANATEX, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Carica papaya - Köhler–s Medizinal-Pflanzen-029: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
