Coconut rice is most often served with appetizers and entrées and can also be used to make desserts like coconut rice pudding. It’s made by cooking white rice with coconut flakes or soaking white rice in coconut milk.

Coconut rice is in the Inception stage. It’s considered a premium ingredient that can be found on mostly fine-dining menus and at ethnic independent restaurants.

Saucy Porka in Chicago serves a beef brisket barbacoa bowl with housemade coconut jasmine rice and kimchi.