Many varieties of coconut soups exist in the world, including ginataan, laksa, sayur lodeh, soto, and tom kha kai, and myriad ingredients are used.
Coconut soup is sometimes prepared in combinations using other ingredients, such as chicken, potato, or curry.
[20] Sweet coconut soup dessert includes kolak and cendol, popular for iftar during Ramadan.
[24][26][27][28] In the Philippines, the very diverse class of soups and stews cooked in coconut milk are collectively known as ginataan.
[29][30][31] Savory examples of ginataan soups and stews include ginataang kalabasa, sinilihan, and tiyula itum.
[32][33] Thai Khao soi is a noodle soup dish prepared with egg noodles, coconut milk, curry, and meats such as beef and chicken, and served with pickled mustard greens and raw shallots.