Colette’s buko (coconut) pie

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Colette\'s buko (coconut) pie

Time was when we had to go all the way to Laguna to buy a decent buko (coconut) pie. It used to be one of my childhood’s guilty pleasures, an excuse, really, to go on a road trip with my father. Colette’s, based in San Pablo City in the province of Laguna, was not the original buko pie outlet. The first was D’Original Buko Pie which still sells the best buko pie in Los Baños in Laguna. However, Collete’s was the first to experiment with various versions of buko pie. It introduced macapuno pie (made from a special strain of coconut that is sticky and thick) and ube-macapuno pie (a combination of macapuno and purple yam), among others.

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21 Responses to “Colette’s buko (coconut) pie”
  1. Linda says:
    September 7, 2006 at 1:14 am

    Hi,
    I love your website. Very informational and the pictures of the food are great! The buko pie looks delicious! Do you have a recipe that you could share? I remember going to Los Banos for a road trip just to get buko pie at D’Originals. Haven’t been there for a long long time… the last time I went home to the PI was 7 years ago.

    Thanks.

    Linda

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  2. _UaNe_ says:
    September 12, 2006 at 6:36 pm

    hi,

    where caN i fiNd the history of colette’s? caUse i nEed it foR a ResEarch prOjecT in t.L.e. faMous fiLipiNo eNtrepReneuRs,,:grin:

    thaNks..

    pLease repLy in my emaiL ad..

    THANKS!! :mrgreen:

    i need it befOre sEpt. 18..:sad:

    soRry fOr bEiNg so deMandinG..:???:

    iTs jUst iMportant.. :lol:

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    • eric yeban says:
      July 5, 2009 at 9:46 pm

      panis ang binibenta nyong buko pie, porket mga dayo ang bumibili sa inyo, at alam nyong wala ng pagkakataong isoli o bumalik mga panis o sira na o expired na ang binebenta nyo , mga pinatitikim nyo lang sila ng masarap tapos un take out mga panis na buko pei ang binabalot nyo, makunsensya naman kayo

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  3. Connie says:
    September 13, 2006 at 12:47 am

    _UaNe_, if you spent the time playing with the caps and small letters searching Google instead, you might have found better use for your time. I don’t find your lettering cute. It’s also important for me to tell readers to learn to do their research themselves.

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  4. Welmina Muhl says:
    September 23, 2006 at 11:16 pm

    Hi, I am from Quezon Province. When I was there in the philippines during my college days I always want to served colletes buko pie to my husband everytime he visit me there. He liked it so much. So now I want to cook buko pie coz he always ask me .Can you please send me a copy of Colletes Buko pie recipe. Thanks .

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  5. Connie says:
    September 24, 2006 at 2:05 pm

    Welmina, that would be Collette’s trade secret.

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  6. anne says:
    September 23, 2007 at 12:42 pm

    hi, id like to ask lang sana where i can buy a colletes buko pie here in quezon city? i work at fairview, i cant seem to find a descent buko pie here, and i really am craving to eat one

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  7. leah says:
    November 4, 2007 at 10:15 am

    hi.. may colletes frozen buko pie ba dito sa manila or quezon city?

    thanks

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  8. Connie says:
    November 4, 2007 at 12:26 pm

    Along Mindanao Avenue, there is a Colette’s outlet.

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  9. leah says:
    December 13, 2007 at 7:45 pm

    talaga! where exactly in mindanao? is it near st. james school? thanks huh!

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  10. debbie says:
    January 4, 2008 at 3:52 pm

    hi we are from singapore and just tasted buko pie. A friend just got back from her country. is there a website where we could order and have it send to singapore. It is great and would like our love ones to try too. thank you very much.

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  11. bettina says:
    September 18, 2008 at 11:24 pm

    can i ask you san ung branch ng collete’s sa manila?tnx

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  12. leah says:
    November 23, 2008 at 6:48 pm

    i am a frequent traveler from bicol to manila.whenever i pass by San Pablo i make it a point to buy my mom Collete’s Buko Pie.This is what i did this morning Nov 23,2008.I arrived bicol at 4 P.M. and my mother cheerfully asked for her buko pie. so I opened one box ans sliced a piece for her. I was surprised that the inside of the buko pie was all soggy and brown.so I hesitated to give it to my mom being of old age.
    I am writing this comment so that people who would like to buy COLLETE’s buko pie will be more observant and meticulous about their purchase.So now I promise myself that I will no longer buy your buko pie.and i will tell my frends not to patronize same.Maybe you should train you sales people especially that you are selling food products.

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  13. leah says:
    November 23, 2008 at 6:50 pm

    furthermore the website and telephone number printed on your box is fake.ty

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  14. Connie says:
    November 23, 2008 at 8:20 pm

    Leah, you should address your concern to the store you bought the buko pie from instead of repeating the word “your” as though by posting your comment here, you are addressing the owner of the store you bought your buko pie from.

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  15. ryan eranzo says:
    December 13, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    hi gud pm… i just wanted to know, how much will it cause to franchise colletes buko pie… and what is the terms and conditions… thanks

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  16. daJi says:
    July 1, 2009 at 7:21 pm

    Hi Miss COnnie,

    Just in case you’ll find urself somewhere in Los Baños, you may also wanna try Lety’s buco pie. For my husband and my in-laws who live there, Lety’s buco pie is the best :) way better than collete’s if you are gonna ask me ;) mas sikat nga lang talaga ang collete’s pero mas masarap ang Lety’s :)

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  17. Gerry says:
    September 13, 2009 at 12:33 am

    Favorite ko yan collettes buko pie back then I was assigned in Batanags area..masarap talaga!

    Reply
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