On 8/5/2011 7:43 AM, Nancy Young wrote:
> On 8/5/2011 4:32 AM, sf wrote:
>> On Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:47:31 -0400, Nancy Young<email@replyto> wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe it's the brand I picked up, blech.
>>
>> I haven't even seen the processed stuff, I can only give you my
>> opinion of what comes out of the coconut: Yick.
>
> As someone else said, I kind of expected some refreshing
> coconut-ty flavor, not old stale water. I don't know why it's
> so popular, I expect that won't last.
>
> nancy

What you need to try is fresh coconut water right from the
coconut. You get it from young coconuts. They are full of
water. As coconuts get older the water disappears into the
coconut meat. With an older, hard coconut there is only
about a tablespoon or 2 of water left. My mother used to
make a chocolate cake with freshly grated coconut icing.
She would take that little bit of coconut water and add it
to the cake batter. Man, that was a delicious cake.

Anyway, there are a few brands of canned coconut juice (in
a can like a soda can). Some are better than others. I have
had some that are really good. And some that are not worth
drinking. Unfortunately I come across them so rarely I can't
remember which is which.

But the fresh juice from a young coconut is really good. It
has a faint coconut flavor and is slightly sweet. One of my
favorite Vietnamese restaurants serves it but not from the coconut.
It's delicious. It's usually served with strips of the coconut
meat in the glass. I'd just as soon just have the juice. I like
the meat okay but I like the juice a lot better. I have been
to restaurants that serve it in the coconut. That is a wonderful
experience.

Kate

--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?