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Koko alaisa
Koko alaisa is a Samoan sweet rice preparation flavoured with grated Koko Samoa.
About Koko alaisa
Koko alaisa is a Samoan sweet rice preparation flavoured with grated Koko Samoa. This coconut-milk rendition has the thick, soup-like consistency associated with a comforting bowl of koko rice.
Koko Samoa gives the dish its dark chocolate character, while coconut milk adds richness around the soft rice grains. Sugar balances the cocoa flavour, and an optional orange leaf offers a citrus fragrance.
The rice is served warm in a substantial bowl. Fresh bread with butter is offered alongside in the family-serving tradition, providing a simple accompaniment to the sweet, cocoa-rich rice.
Allergens in this recipe
Optional additions: Wheat (gluten), Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Koko alaisa
Polynesian Cultural Center’s coconut-milk koko alaisa.
- Short-grain white riceBase
- WaterLiquid
- Coconut milkLiquid
- SugarSweetener
- Koko Samoa, gratedAromaticIngredient page not linked
- Orange leafAromatic · OptionalIngredient page not linked
- Fresh breadAccompaniment · Optional
- ButterAccompaniment · Optional
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Short-grain white rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal35, broader short-grain-rice candidate with white form retained.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal36/43 required cooking liquid.
- Coconut milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal37 first offered CoconutMilk over EvaporatedMilk. Prepared product full formula unprovided.
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal38/43, no Honey substitution from PIFR.
- Koko Samoa, grated: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Literal39/32 authentic Samoan koko chosen over explicit cocoa-mix/dark-chocolate substitutions40. Exact maker/full preparation unprovided; not reduced to generic cocoa powder or milk chocolate.
- Orange leaf (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41 first optional OrangeLeaf over peel/extract, species unprovided.
- Fresh bread (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Wheat (gluten) source-confirmed. Actual31 family service with bread. Optional side outside complete rice formula; conventional named bread confirms Wheat, full bakery formula unknown.
- Butter (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual31 butter on optional bread side; all side-only optional, conventional dairy Milk.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Samoa
- SamoaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Samoan
- Samoan CuisineCatalogue link pending review