raweater
12-27-2007, 04:33 PM
I had been looking for young coconuts with no luck for nearly 2 years now. I only found some once at my grocery store when they had them for just a few days 1-2 years ago and never sold them again (unless I missed them).
Well today I was going to the asian market for black sesame seeds and tamarind (I had already been to this asian market and they only had mature coconuts). As I was going, I saw another asian market just up the same street and decided to go see that one. I found the tamarind and black sesame seeds, and even hing/asafoetida (a spice I had been looking for for a long time), I was already really happy to have found those three items. Next I ask if they have young coconuts since I had not seen them yet, and the moment they said "yes" I couldn't beleive it!
They had both the "cone shaped" ones and others that still had the green husk. I got the cone shaped ones since I know those are young coconuts, but what exactly are the green ones? Are they the same without the formaldehyde dipping of the regular young ones?
Also, I noticed the young coconut's water tastes very different than mature coconut water or even the coconut water I buy in tetra packs (Vita Coco). Why is the taste so different? Is it normal?
This young coconut discovery opens the door to hundreds of awesome recipes I could not do until today! I was almost gtting ready to move to another country to get these! Luckily, I got them barely a 10 minute drive away!
Thanks
Well today I was going to the asian market for black sesame seeds and tamarind (I had already been to this asian market and they only had mature coconuts). As I was going, I saw another asian market just up the same street and decided to go see that one. I found the tamarind and black sesame seeds, and even hing/asafoetida (a spice I had been looking for for a long time), I was already really happy to have found those three items. Next I ask if they have young coconuts since I had not seen them yet, and the moment they said "yes" I couldn't beleive it!
They had both the "cone shaped" ones and others that still had the green husk. I got the cone shaped ones since I know those are young coconuts, but what exactly are the green ones? Are they the same without the formaldehyde dipping of the regular young ones?
Also, I noticed the young coconut's water tastes very different than mature coconut water or even the coconut water I buy in tetra packs (Vita Coco). Why is the taste so different? Is it normal?
This young coconut discovery opens the door to hundreds of awesome recipes I could not do until today! I was almost gtting ready to move to another country to get these! Luckily, I got them barely a 10 minute drive away!
Thanks