Coconut Rice

Coconut Rice

Wenchang · Snacks & desserts

By the Travel to Hainan editors

Updated: 2026-08-16

Glutinous rice steamed inside a young coconut with coconut milk — mildly sweet, sticky and fragrant. A Wenchang specialty sold everywhere on the island.

Tip Scrape the coconut meat off the shell after the rice — it is the dessert's second half.

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