Coconut cream
<p ><b>Coconut cream</b> is very similar to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_milk" title="Coconut milk" >coconut milk</a> but contains less <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water" title="Water" >water</a>. The difference is mainly consistency. It has a thicker, more paste-like consistency, while coconut milk is generally a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid" title="Liquid" >liquid</a>. Coconut cream is used as an <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingredient" title="Ingredient" >ingredient</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cooking" title="Cooking" >cooking</a>, having a mild non-sweet <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste" title="Taste" >taste</a>.
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_milk" title="Coconut milk" >Coconut milk</a> is also a main ingredient of coconut cream.</div>
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<p >Coconut cream can be made by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simmering" title="Simmering" >simmering</a> 1 part shredded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut" >coconut</a> with one part water or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk" title="Milk" >milk</a> until frothy,<sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_cream#cite_note-0" >[1]</a></sup> then straining the mixture through a<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheesecloth" title="Cheesecloth" >cheesecloth</a>, squeezing out as much liquid as possible; this is coconut milk. The coconut milk is refrigerated and allowed to set. Coconut cream is the thick non-liquid part that separates and rises to the top of the coconut milk.
<b>Cream of coconut</b> is coconut cream that has been sweetened for use in desserts and beverages like the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi%C3%B1a_colada" title="Piña colada" >piña colada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" ><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_cream#cite_note-1" >[2]</a></sup></p>
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<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creamed_coconut" title="Creamed coconut" >Creamed coconut</a> is a compressed block of coconut flesh which has been slightly dehydrated and sold in a waxy lump.</p>