Coconut milk

Coconut milk


My local supermarket has at least five varieties of canned coconut
milk, ranging in price from 89 cents to two dollars. My advice: stay
away from "Ocho Rios" brand (89 cents). It contains potassium
metabisulfite as a preservative, which may explain why it tastes
dreadful! It's imported from Thailand, which is where the best (and
most expensive) one, "A Taste of Thai," comes from.

On the other hand, "Iberia," which also costs 89 cents, comes from
Sri Lanka, and tastes very nice. I haven't tried the other three yet.

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Marshall Price of Miami
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Re: Coconut milk

Marshall Price wrote:
> My local supermarket has at least five varieties of canned coconut
> milk, ranging in price from 89 cents to two dollars. My advice: stay
> away from "Ocho Rios" brand (89 cents). It contains potassium
> metabisulfite as a preservative, which may explain why it tastes
> dreadful! It's imported from Thailand, which is where the best (and
> most expensive) one, "A Taste of Thai," comes from.
>
> On the other hand, "Iberia," which also costs 89 cents, comes from
> Sri Lanka, and tastes very nice. I haven't tried the other three yet.

Bad news. I went back and discovered that they all contain potassium
metabisulfite now. I found 17 older cans of Iberia brand without the
preservative, but Goya and all the others now have it, except possibly
for "A Taste of Thai," which I didn't check.

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Marshall Price of Miami
Known to Yahoo as d021317c

Re: Coconut milk

On May 17, 6:42 pm, Marshall Price <d0213...@yahoo,com > wrote:
> Marshall Price wrote:
> >    My local supermarket has at least five varieties of canned coconut
> > milk, ranging in price from 89 cents to two dollars.  My advice: stay
> > away from "Ocho Rios" brand (89 cents).  It contains potassium
> > metabisulfite as a preservative, which may explain why it tastes
> > dreadful!  It's imported from Thailand, which is where the best (and
> > most expensive) one, "A Taste of Thai," comes from.
>
> >    On the other hand, "Iberia," which also costs 89 cents, comes from
> > Sri Lanka, and tastes very nice.  I haven't tried the other three yet.
>
>    Bad news.  I went back and discovered that they all contain potassium
> metabisulfite now.  I found 17 older cans of Iberia brand without the
> preservative, but Goya and all the others now have it, except possibly
> for "A Taste of Thai," which I didn't check.
>
> --
> Marshall Price of Miami
> Known to Yahoo as d021317c

I hope to near future to try my hand at making
some homemade coconut milk. All it takes is
a blender, cheese cloth, time, and the will to
crack the nut. Further, the shredded coconut
at the local health food store seemed to a reasonable
price, so using shredded coconut to make it should
be a reasonable choice as well.

Clearly this is a product to store in the frig.

Re: Coconut milk

On Sun, 18 May 2008, <trigonometry1972@gmail,com > wrote:

>I hope to near future to try my hand at making
>some homemade coconut milk. All it takes is
>a blender, cheese cloth, time, and the will to
>crack the nut. Further, the shredded coconut
>at the local health food store seemed to a reasonable
>price, so using shredded coconut to make it should
>be a reasonable choice as well.

Down in St. Lucia they also make homemade coconut oil. I did not have a
chance to see it done, so I don't know the process. St Lucia is the only
place I've seen where in the supermarkets coconut oil gets significant
amount of shelf space.

Don <www .donwiss,com > (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Re: Coconut milk

On May 18, 12:45 pm, Don Wiss <donwiss@no spam,com > wrote:
> On Sun, 18 May 2008, <trigonometry1...@gmail,com > wrote:
> >I hope to near future to try my hand at making
> >some homemade coconut milk. All it takes is
> >a blender, cheese cloth, time, and the will to
> >crack the nut. Further, the shredded coconut
> >at the local health food store seemed to a reasonable
> >price, so using shredded coconut to make it should
> >be a reasonable choice as well.
>
> Down in St. Lucia they also make homemade coconut oil. I did not have a
> chance to see it done, so I don't know the process. St Lucia is the only
> place I've seen where in the supermarkets coconut oil gets significant
> amount of shelf space.
>
> Don <www .donwiss,com > (e-mail link at home page bottom).

I'd bet simply putting coconut into a boiling pot of water
would do it. Boil and let cool. And then collect the
fat off of the top of the water. Reheat and filter thru
cheesecloth. Just my guess.

The old Alaskan and Yukon "sourdoughs" did something similar with
antlers.
The collected fats were used as a replacement for butter.

Re: Coconut milk

trigonometry1972@gmail,com | wrote:
> On May 18, 12:45 pm, Don Wiss <donwiss@no spam,com > wrote:
>> On Sun, 18 May 2008, <trigonometry1...@gmail,com > wrote:
>>> I hope to near future to try my hand at making
>>> some homemade coconut milk. All it takes is
>>> a blender, cheese cloth, time, and the will to
>>> crack the nut. Further, the shredded coconut
>>> at the local health food store seemed to a reasonable
>>> price, so using shredded coconut to make it should
>>> be a reasonable choice as well.
>> Down in St. Lucia they also make homemade coconut oil. I did not have a
>> chance to see it done, so I don't know the process. St Lucia is the only
>> place I've seen where in the supermarkets coconut oil gets significant
>> amount of shelf space.
>>
>> Don <www .donwiss,com > (e-mail link at home page bottom).
>
> I'd bet simply putting coconut into a boiling pot of water
> would do it. Boil and let cool. And then collect the
> fat off of the top of the water. Reheat and filter thru
> cheesecloth. Just my guess.
>
> The old Alaskan and Yukon "sourdoughs" did something similar with
> antlers.
> The collected fats were used as a replacement for butter.


A few years ago in an Asian store in California I
bought six cans of a
coconut milk with the Excellent brand. It really
was excellent and the label
claimed that there were no additives. The next
time I went to the same
store for more they were out of the brand and did
not anticipate getting
any more. I took a few samples of other brands but
they were far inferior.

Re: Coconut milk

RF wrote:
> trigonometry1972@gmail,com | wrote:
>> On May 18, 12:45 pm, Don Wiss <donwiss@no spam,com > wrote:
>>> On Sun, 18 May 2008, <trigonometry1...@gmail,com > wrote:
>>>> I hope to near future to try my hand at making
>>>> some homemade coconut milk. All it takes is
>>>> a blender, cheese cloth, time, and the will to
>>>> crack the nut. Further, the shredded coconut
>>>> at the local health food store seemed to a reasonable
>>>> price, so using shredded coconut to make it should
>>>> be a reasonable choice as well.
>>> Down in St. Lucia they also make homemade coconut oil. I did not have a
>>> chance to see it done, so I don't know the process. St Lucia is the only
>>> place I've seen where in the supermarkets coconut oil gets significant
>>> amount of shelf space.
>>>
>>> Don <www .donwiss,com > (e-mail link at home page bottom).
>>
>> I'd bet simply putting coconut into a boiling pot of water
>> would do it. Boil and let cool. And then collect the
>> fat off of the top of the water. Reheat and filter thru
>> cheesecloth. Just my guess.
>>
>> The old Alaskan and Yukon "sourdoughs" did something similar with
>> antlers.
>> The collected fats were used as a replacement for butter.
>
>
> A few years ago in an Asian store in California I bought six cans of a
> coconut milk with the Excellent brand. It really was excellent and the
> label
> claimed that there were no additives. The next time I went to the same
> store for more they were out of the brand and did not anticipate getting
> any more. I took a few samples of other brands but they were far inferior.

Just found something interesting:
http :// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut oil

Re: Coconut milk

RF wrote:
> RF wrote:
>> trigonometry1972@gmail,com | wrote:
>>> On May 18, 12:45 pm, Don Wiss <donwiss@no spam,com > wrote:
>>>> On Sun, 18 May 2008, <trigonometry1...@gmail,com > wrote:
>>>>> I hope to near future to try my hand at making
>>>>> some homemade coconut milk. All it takes is
>>>>> a blender, cheese cloth, time, and the will to
>>>>> crack the nut. Further, the shredded coconut
>>>>> at the local health food store seemed to a reasonable
>>>>> price, so using shredded coconut to make it should
>>>>> be a reasonable choice as well.
>>>> Down in St. Lucia they also make homemade coconut oil. I did not have a
>>>> chance to see it done, so I don't know the process. St Lucia is the only
>>>> place I've seen where in the supermarkets coconut oil gets significant
>>>> amount of shelf space.
>>>>
>>>> Don <www .donwiss,com > (e-mail link at home page bottom).
>>> I'd bet simply putting coconut into a boiling pot of water
>>> would do it. Boil and let cool. And then collect the
>>> fat off of the top of the water. Reheat and filter thru
>>> cheesecloth. Just my guess.
>>>
>>> The old Alaskan and Yukon "sourdoughs" did something similar with
>>> antlers.
>>> The collected fats were used as a replacement for butter.
>>
>> A few years ago in an Asian store in California I bought six cans of a
>> coconut milk with the Excellent brand. It really was excellent and the
>> label
>> claimed that there were no additives. The next time I went to the same
>> store for more they were out of the brand and did not anticipate getting
>> any more. I took a few samples of other brands but they were far inferior.
>
> Just found something interesting:
> http :// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut oil

When coconut milk is used as a coffee creamer, it will not curdle
when vitamin C is added to it! Milk, cream, and "non-dairy" creamer do.

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Marshall Price of Miami
Known to Yahoo as d021317c