Jean B. wrote:
> pure kona wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:33:42 -0400, Kate Connally >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I got another one of those Cook's Illustrated/America's
>>> Test Kitchen recipes to test.
>>>
>>> Sauteed Peas with Coconut Milk
>>>
>>> The goal of this recipe was to create a simple side dish using frozen
>> snipped
>>> Well, you win some, you lose some, and you tie some. I guess
>>> this was more of a tie than a loss.
>>>
>>> Anyway, maybe others will want to try this recipe and have better
>>> luck with it than I did, or maybe just have a different taste than
>>> I do.
>>>
>>> Kate
>>
>> Not that I profess to be a great cook, but I have noticed that some
>> coconut milk is more flavorful than others. Of course, in Hawaii, we
>> probably have more choices, but my SO inadvertently bought some tinned
>> coconut milk that was thin and watery and quite unflavorful. Then I
>> went back to the basic local brand of frozen coconut milk (Mendoncas)
>> and it was far far better. Mendoncas was thick and white and smelled
>> like real coconut when I opened the can.
>>
>> I think you recipe sounds delicious, btw.
>>
>> aloha,
>> cea
>
> FWIW, the canned brand that is most frequently recommended is (sp?) Chao
> Koh. (remembered by the embedded OK)
>

I looked this brand up online and saw a picture of the can.
That is the brand I always buy - Chaokoh.

Kate

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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?