1.   Meaty pigeon peas, also called gunga peas or gandules, add an earthy flavor to the coconut rice.

2.   Next, I got a piece of mahi-mahi, perfectly cooked, perched on top of a circle of coconut rice with dabs of chimichurri sauce.

3.   Recipes, instead, are for such dishes as lemongrass coconut rice, cold sesame noodles and lamb shanks in Guinness.

4.   Described as coconut rice, it is definitely more than the all-too-familiar nasi lemak.