Fresh coconut - The DIS Discussion Forums

hrh_disney_queen · 10-29-2009, 05:50 PM

I finally broke down and got the kids a fresh coconut so they could try it. We "milked" it, then took it outside and slammed it on the back cement deck. (DH was out there and yelled, he didn't know what we were doing it was a loud breaking sound)! So we took the pieces inside, washed it all off, and got the shell off. They took a tiny taste of the flesh and then the milk, turned their noses up at it, (which is what I KNEW would happen) and now I have an entire fresh coconut in pieces. What should I do with it? How do you get the brown "rind" off? (not the shell, the stuff that sticks to the flesh and doesn't come off easily?)

I am open to any suggestions. Storage would be my first choice-freezing it so I don't have to deal with it right now.

BTW, I am the only one in the family that likes coconut.

FSUDisneyGirl · 10-29-2009, 06:14 PM

I don't have any ideas for the coconut....but do tell your kids that what they were drinking was coconut water, not coconut milk. Coconut milk is made from the white "meat" of the coconut...so, actually, I guess maybe you could make coconut milk with your coconut? Maybe your kids would try it then...it's sweet and great in cooking, too!

janey99 · 10-29-2009, 08:12 PM

I vote for just throwing it out - last Christmas we were going to make coconut candy, and DS (10 at the time) was trying to peel the brown rind off with a vegetable peeler and slipped and slashed the tip of his thumb off

!

We had to go to the emergency room and get it glued back on.

I'm not partial to coconut anymore, especially since when we got home, DH said "I saved your plate of coconut in case you still want to make the candy." I looked and it was covered in blood drops!

Jane

luvflorida · 10-29-2009, 08:16 PM

I don't have any ideas either. Just wanted to say that the first part of your first sentence- "I finally broke down and got the kids a fresh coconut..." made me laugh, and I think it would make a good tag.

laurie31 · 10-29-2009, 09:14 PM

I love fresh coconut.

But...it's REALLY hard to peel the brown shell off. REALLY HARD. I use a small paring knife and just go very slowly and pick off small pieces. It's easy to end up like janey's son. I usually make DH do it, because it really is difficult and it hurts my hands after awhile (I don't have any problems with my hands, either).

You can also grate it, and just accept that you will "waste" part of it, and not get all the way to the rind.

You can freeze the pieces or the gratings. The reason your kids didn't like it might be because it's not sugar-sweetened like store-bought grated coconut. You could mix some sugar with it and see if they like it then...or make something like a coconut pie with it.

snarlingcoyote · 10-29-2009, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laurie31

I love fresh coconut.

You can also grate it, and just accept that you will "waste" part of it, and not get all the way to the rind.

This is what I've always done.

I know that at some of the local supermarkets around here you can get coconuts that have already been peeled. An Asian market would likely have it if the supermarket doesn't.

JR6ooo4 · 10-29-2009, 10:09 PM

you do know that coconut is a natural diarrhetic, right?

Mikeeee

quasar4legs · 10-29-2009, 10:32 PM

I would grate it and use it in any type of curry. Yum!

laurie31 · 10-29-2009, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JR6ooo4

you do know that coconut is a natural diarrhetic, right?

Mikeeee

I wasn't sure if you meant it could cause diarrhea, or that it was a diuretic, so I googled, and hey, it's both! LOL! It's a mild laxative, and a mild diuretic! I had no idea! (but I've also not noticed either of those effects from eating it, so it must be pretty mild indeed, 'cause I don't eat just a little - lol)

And now thanks to quasar4legs, I'm craving the curried chicken my mom used to make back in the 70s! Yummy!! She served it with toasted coconut and crushed peanuts. So very good!

*wonders if there's an Indian place open late around here...*

MAH4546 · 10-30-2009, 04:23 PM

Organize a coconut swap. When's the next time you are staying at ASMu? Start it from there.

FireDancer · 10-30-2009, 04:32 PM

I love fresh coconut but much like most fruit it doesn't taste exactly like its flavoring. I would use a peeler to remove the brown hairs (potato or carrot works) and then use the coconut pieces in smoothies. Use some 100% papaya, mango, or other tropical juice and add the coconut along with a banana, kiwi, and vanilla or tropical protein powder.

It's quite good.

10-29-2009, 05:50 PM	#1
hrh_disney_queen My DH has the hots for Stacey Momma wuvs her little kitty-kitty, oh yes she does, oh, yes she does I knew what he was before I touched him, just never thought they could MOVE that fast Join Date: May 2004 Location: In my laughing place Posts: 10,760	Fresh coconut I finally broke down and got the kids a fresh coconut so they could try it. We "milked" it, then took it outside and slammed it on the back cement deck. (DH was out there and yelled, he didn't know what we were doing it was a loud breaking sound)! So we took the pieces inside, washed it all off, and got the shell off. They took a tiny taste of the flesh and then the milk, turned their noses up at it, (which is what I KNEW would happen) and now I have an entire fresh coconut in pieces. What should I do with it? How do you get the brown "rind" off? (not the shell, the stuff that sticks to the flesh and doesn't come off easily?) I am open to any suggestions. Storage would be my first choice-freezing it so I don't have to deal with it right now. BTW, I am the only one in the family that likes coconut. __________________ .... "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Dean Wormer

10-29-2009, 06:14 PM	#2
FSUDisneyGirl Hey, my eye feels weird....AAAAAAAAAAUUG HGHGHGHH!!! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne, FL Posts: 1,606	I don't have any ideas for the coconut....but do tell your kids that what they were drinking was coconut water, not coconut milk. Coconut milk is made from the white "meat" of the coconut...so, actually, I guess maybe you could make coconut milk with your coconut? Maybe your kids would try it then...it's sweet and great in cooking, too! __________________ Erin WDW College Program ~ Spring '07!

10-29-2009, 08:12 PM	#3
janey99 DIS Veteran Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 902	I vote for just throwing it out - last Christmas we were going to make coconut candy, and DS (10 at the time) was trying to peel the brown rind off with a vegetable peeler and slipped and slashed the tip of his thumb off! We had to go to the emergency room and get it glued back on. I'm not partial to coconut anymore, especially since when we got home, DH said "I saved your plate of coconut in case you still want to make the candy." I looked and it was covered in blood drops! Jane

10-29-2009, 08:16 PM	#4
luvflorida Free entertainment is everywhere Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Mainiac in AZ Posts: 4,830	I don't have any ideas either. Just wanted to say that the first part of your first sentence- "I finally broke down and got the kids a fresh coconut..." made me laugh, and I think it would make a good tag. __________________

10-29-2009, 09:14 PM	#5
laurie31 Once had a roommate in college who had 17 boyfriends! Unplugs the internet with her toes I refuse to eat in a restaurant that also sells bait or jail bonds Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Leeds, Alabama Posts: 4,086	I love fresh coconut. But...it's REALLY hard to peel the brown shell off. REALLY HARD. I use a small paring knife and just go very slowly and pick off small pieces. It's easy to end up like janey's son. I usually make DH do it, because it really is difficult and it hurts my hands after awhile (I don't have any problems with my hands, either). You can also grate it, and just accept that you will "waste" part of it, and not get all the way to the rind. You can freeze the pieces or the gratings. The reason your kids didn't like it might be because it's not sugar-sweetened like store-bought grated coconut. You could mix some sugar with it and see if they like it then...or make something like a coconut pie with it. __________________

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10-29-2009, 10:09 PM	#7
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10-29-2009, 10:32 PM	#8
quasar4legs DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 524	I would grate it and use it in any type of curry. Yum! __________________ Me Dh DS (18)

10-30-2009, 04:23 PM	#10
MAH4546 DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: los angeles Posts: 981	Organize a coconut swap. When's the next time you are staying at ASMu? Start it from there.

10-30-2009, 04:32 PM	#11
FireDancer "Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever." - Lance Armstrong Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Suburban Cleveland, OH Posts: 3,660	I love fresh coconut but much like most fruit it doesn't taste exactly like its flavoring. I would use a peeler to remove the brown hairs (potato or carrot works) and then use the coconut pieces in smoothies. Use some 100% papaya, mango, or other tropical juice and add the coconut along with a banana, kiwi, and vanilla or tropical protein powder. It's quite good. __________________ - Frank DIS Races: 2006 WDW Half Marathon - 1:42:37 2006 Disneyland Half Marathon - 1:32:04 2008 WDW Half Marathon - 1:34:07 Aiming for the WDW full in 2011

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