On 2010-03-04, dsi1 > wrote:

> The liquid found in a coconut is called "coconut water."

Yep. Not the same thing, at all.

> Getting coconut milk requires a lot of work.

Basically, it's the same as making horchata and soy milk. You take
shredded coconut and soak it in water and then squeeze the resulting
liquid out. Easier to buy canned. I recently ran across a can of all
cream in a can, but haven't tried it. In the past, I've purchased
frozen coconut cream. Mae Ploy used to have as much as 40% cream by
content. For a time, Kasma warned MP brand had cheapened, having less
cream, but I don't see her continuing that complaint on her site.

> The problem with the canned coconut milk sold in the US is that there's
> no information on the amount of fat in the product.

???

I jes bought 3 different brands and they all list the fat content.
It's required by law.

nb

On 3/4/2010 10:22 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2010-03-04, > wrote:
>
>> The liquid found in a coconut is called "coconut water."
>
> Yep. Not the same thing, at all.
>
>> Getting coconut milk requires a lot of work.
>
> Basically, it's the same as making horchata and soy milk. You take
> shredded coconut and soak it in water and then squeeze the resulting
> liquid out. Easier to buy canned. I recently ran across a can of all
> cream in a can, but haven't tried it. In the past, I've purchased
> frozen coconut cream. Mae Ploy used to have as much as 40% cream by
> content. For a time, Kasma warned MP brand had cheapened, having less
> cream, but I don't see her continuing that complaint on her site.
>
>> The problem with the canned coconut milk sold in the US is that there's
>> no information on the amount of fat in the product.
>
> ???
>
> I jes bought 3 different brands and they all list the fat content.
> It's required by law.

I think you're right about that. What I meant is that it should be on
the front of the can. I can't say that I've ever looked at the nutrition
label on that stuff. I just gauge it by opening up the can and looking. :-)

>
> nb