"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
...
> "loraine" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi there, had a pina colada today, it consisted of frozen banana pieces,
> > frozen pineapple pieces, ice and coconut juice. Never seen coconut
juice
> > in
> > shops before so can anyone tell me where i can buy it from,
> > pleeeeeaaaassseee.
> >
> > Thx
> > Loraine
> >
>
> For drinks people usually use coconut cream, a sweetened coconut flavored
> liquid. Most supermarkets have it in the "drink mixer" section. You can
also
> buy coconut milk in many groceries. It is not sweetened and is made from
> steeping grated coconut in water and straining. Coconut juice, the liquid
> inside the hollow part of the coconut, is not used in drinks as far as I
> know. Be sure you know which you need. For a pina colada I bet it's the
> coconut cream.

One *excellent* use I have found for coconut water, is to cool the mouth
after overdoing it with the chiles - I have tried all sorts of other
things/the usual suspects (milk, cheese, fruit juice etc.) and nothing
touches the c/water!

We happened to have some sat there on the counter at home when I taste
tested one of the first of my home grown Jamaica Red Hot (like a Caribbean
Red Habanero) by chewing half a fresh one - it was hotter than I'd hoped by
far - I screamed, I sweat, I cried, I sipped the c/water and swished it
around my mouth, and found instant, dreamy relief. I have since tried fresh
coconut flesh and coconut milk and while it does work some, it's no where
near as effective.

Funny huh?


Shaun aRe