If you want to ask about the hottest drink this summer, I think many people will answer the raw coconut latte that they want to drink but often can't buy (this is not an advertisement at all).
The element "raw coconut" suddenly caught fire, and it sounded quite healthy. So the question is, what exactly is raw coconut? Is it raw coconuts?
So I went to check the ingredient list:
Solving the case in one second is actually coconut milk.
I also saw another drink with coconut water in it.
So the question comes again, after so many years of eating and drinking, have you noticed that there are many varieties of products related to coconuts? Coconut water coconut water coconut milk coconut milk and so on. There were even coconut nuts from milk tea!
What exactly is the difference between them? Why is the coconut water in the coconut colorless and the canned coconut water white?
Fresh coconut water, a symbol of youth
On the coast of the tropics, tall and straight coconut trees can be seen everywhere, and the leaves at the top of the trees are like a large umbrella that stretches out, and the bottom of the umbrella is knotted with coconuts.
The coconut is round, and the outermost layer is a fairly smooth yellow-green peel, a bit like a watermelon peel without a pattern, thick and soft. Coconut fruit grows on a tree that is 10 or 20 meters high and will fall on its own when ripe, so this thick skin is like a protective cover, protecting the coconut fruit from falling and cracking. Underneath the green skin is the hard coconut shell of the coconut.
In contrast to chestnuts, the fibrous "shell" of coconut fruit is located on the inner layer, and the outer layer is a smooth yellow-green peel.
The coconuts we commonly see at our stalls come in two forms, one is a coconut that is not yet fully ripe, which we generally call "coconut green"; the other is a fully mature old coconut.
Young coconut (left) and old coconut (right)
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If you want to drink the coconut water in "coconut green", you may need the help of the seller to cut open one end with a knife:
Semi-ripe coconut, generally called "coconut green"
On the ripe old coconut, there are three germination holes for seed germination, which can be poked open with chopsticks or even a straw, and directly drink fresh and refreshing natural coconut water.
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Fresh coconut water doesn't have a strong flavor, but it's very powerful.
It is rich in sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus and other elements, and exists in the form of ions, which can balance the electrolytes in the human body and effectively prevent dehydration, which can be called a natural sports drink.
Coconut chicken has been on fire all over the country in recent years
The coconut water drunk directly from the coconut is actually the "liquid endosperm" of the coconut, the color is transparent and clear, and the acid is a little sweet.
Coconut meat, on the other hand, is the "solid endosperm" of coconut. As coconuts age, liquid endosperm gradually becomes solid endosperm, the coconut flesh becomes thicker and thicker, and the coconut water becomes less and less, eventually disappearing.
The coconut meat we eat is the solid endosperm of coconut
White coconut water, "plant milk"
Natural fresh coconut water is not easy to preserve and transport, and often only coconut origin can drink.
So people created another kind of white coconut water: milky white in color, sweet and rich, and looked like milk.
Strictly speaking, this white coconut juice should be called "coconut pulp juice", which is processed from the pulp of coconut.
Split the hard coconut shell, you can see the white coconut flesh inside, thick and soft cotton, taste like jelly, you can eat directly.
The juice squeezed out of the fresh coconut meat is called coconut milk, which is added with sugar and further emulsified to become the "coconut milk/coconut milk" on the shelves. Coconut milk is rich in nutrients, coupled with the appearance of the lotion, and is praised by industry insiders as "plant milk".
Although this artificial coconut juice has been processed the day after tomorrow, it tastes really good, and has been popular in the market for so many years that many northerners thought that coconut water was naturally white when they were young (like me).
Coconut water is used for dessert, and the taste is amazing!
In addition to being used as "coconut milk", coconut milk is also a culinary seasoning for Southeast Asian countries.
Malaysians like to use coconut milk to stew the rich "coconut milk rice", and the Thai curry dishes must be added to the pure coconut milk to make the curry play out the best taste.
Thai nasi lemak rice
Please eat the coconut fruit with confidence!
The pulp of coconut can also make a lot of solid snacks.
For example, adding sugar can be made into sweet and delicious "coconut slices", which are good choices with coffee, milk tea or coconut water. After the coconut meat is dried, it can also be processed into a white coconut paste, in addition to making cake fillings, small snacks sprinkled with some, will give off a different aroma.
Coconut flakes
The coconut sugar that everyone always ate when they were young was mainly made of coconut milk and sugar. In times of material scarcity, a small coconut candy can give inland people a taste of the distant tropical flair.
The most classic ingredient of milk tea, coconut fruit, is also related to coconut. There are many friends who like to eat coconut nuts, and they often ask the boss to add a little more. However, the coconut fruit is not a small piece of coconut meat, but is fermented with 100% fresh coconut water.
Coconut nuts are cumbersome to make: first, the coconut juice is steamed, sterilized and plated to cool; then acetic acid bacteria are added to allow the coconut juice to fully ferment.
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After 5 to 7 days, a thick film of milky white viscose will grow on the surface of the coconut milk, which is the prototype of the coconut fruit.
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Finally, after drying and cutting and other steps, the small pieces of coconut fruit are ready. The production process lasts about 10 days. Although the coconut fruit is not the flesh of the coconut, it has a more crystalline appearance, a more crisp and smooth taste, and even the coconut flavor in it is more pure.
Therefore, the Internet rumors such as "the raw material of coconut fruit is plastic" and "the raw material of coconut fruit is plaster", you should not go to your heart, rest assured and boldly eat it!
Bosses, what a great advertising opportunity!
Raw coconut latte, coconut water coconut milk coconut juice coconut fruit coconut flakes coconut sugar are all available
Don't miss it as you walk by
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