I finally found one!!! Now what do I do with it?

[IamLoved]

Hello!!

I am so happy. :D My darling 9 year old daughter spotted a young thai coconut yesterday in WalMart! She pointed to it and said, Mama is that a young thai coconut? And sure enough it was! She knows how much I have been wanting to try one.

So my question is now that I finally have one what do I do with it? How do I open it? What do I make? :confused:

Thanks!

[Pailani]

My Walmart started carrying them too!

The best way I've found to open them isn't the way Alissa shows on her DVD, someone else posted it here. You turn it upside down and feel for a softer, damper spot on the bottom, then you poke a hole there. I found that kitchen shears work better because they're stronger than a knife and can dig a deeper, bigger hole. Then let the juice drain into something.

Then take it outside and throw it on the ground a few times until it cracks and you can pry it open. It takes a few times. And coconuts bounce! :eek:

Then you can spoon out the white jellied part. I ususally rinse it first to wash off the woody shell part.

I've blended the juice/meat with some pineapple to make a pina colada drink, and I've blended just the meat with pineapple to make a pudding. And I've just drank the juice by itself and then eaten the jellied part with a spoon. The juice makes a subtle but full-tasting addition to any smoothie.

[rachelmh]

I posted a way to open them, too, that is so easy. I will try to find the thread, or you can search it with my user name. I used the way that someone else had posted, and they open 1-2-3.

[Pailani]

I posted a way to open them, too, that is so easy. I will try to find the thread, or you can search it with my user name. I used the way that someone else had posted, and they open 1-2-3.

Here's the thread - http://www.rawfoodtalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16408

The way that I posted was something I read in that same thread.

[IamLoved]

Thank you both so much for your suggestions!
I followed the link and I will try to open it tonight.
I just want to make something really really good with it. I have been wanting one for so long now and I want to make sure I put it to good use!!!

Thanks again!

[light food]

I bought my first young coconut ever a few days ago, after having read about them for years :p , and I was disappointed by the small ammount of almost tasteless meat in it, the liquid wasn't that good either, maybe mine was bad :confused: . For the same price $2.50, I could have bought a big bag of dried coconut. But I suppose if you have the money and like young coconuts . . .

And yes, hitting it on the sidewalk works! and it give the neighbor kids something to gawk at.

[AICgem]

My friend has the hfs order her a case every week when they are getting their order for the store, 9/cs. I just picked up 3 of them today since I was driving by that store today, yummy!

[Pailani]

I bought my first young coconut ever a few days ago, after having read about them for years :p , and I was disappointed by the small ammount of almost tasteless meat in it, the liquid wasn't that good either, maybe mine was bad :confused: . For the same price $2.50, I could have bought a big bag of dried coconut. But I suppose if you have the money and like young coconuts . . .

Mmmmm! I love the smell of the liquid, and the light flavor of the meat. And it leaves the best aftertaste. I have noticed that they differ in how much meat is in them. It seems like the liquid turns to meat as they age. The one I had today was almost all liquid and almost no meat (I had planned to make coconut/pineapple pudding, but there was nothing to make pudding with!) and I've had a couple that had half as much liquid, but the meat was half an inch thick and rubbery (but wonderful as a snack!!)

A few weeks ago, I despaired of ever finding a Thai coconut, so I tried a brown one. It took forever to get a hole in it, and the juice that dribbled out only amounted to a couple of spoonfuls - and it didn't taste right. Then the meat was too hard to get out. I suspect maybe it was too old.

[spicyfull]

Great eating and good for you.................

[Im2Fruity]

The one I had today was almost all liquid and almost no meat (I had planned to make coconut/pineapple pudding, but there was nothing to make pudding with!) .

Wow! lol the exact same thing happened to me this morning! I ended up with a banana/pinapple smoothie instead...

[rawmama&baby2]

I get my coconuts from thai markets in Portland $8 for a case of 9. Theyre always awesome! If you have any thai markets around I suggest getting them there. Ow and about the baby thai coconuts, I used to ocasionally come across one when I lived in hawaii theyre so beautiful in the wild, you can just walk up to the tree and pick them off because the tree is so short. The color is amazing on the outside theyre orange with light pink inside. ahhh

[mcasburn]

rawmama&baby2: Portland, OR or Portland, ME? If you're in Oregon, which market are you going to? I was hoping to scout some out today...

[rawmama&baby2]

Portland Oregon. I know they have them at foods for less on 82nd, and there are more thai markets on 82nd closer to down town. I live an hour away from portland so its a lost cause asking me the cross streets. My brother comes in from portland once a week so I just have him pick them up for me. Mashettes work great to open them just hack a triangle shape off the top.