Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Hi everyone- I have a question about coconut water and meat. We broke one open and drank the water and ate the meat. It tasted discusting! It was chalky and bland. What is the deal? It was a young thai coconut. All of the raw food books talk about the miracle of coconut water/meat and that it is best to use the young thai coconuts. We expected it to taste like coconut, but it didn't. Did we get a bad one? Do they usually taste like coconut, or is it any aquired taste? thanks- :)Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 Angela, all the coconuts I've ever opened and drank tasted like coconut... although, I must confess that digging the goo out has been a lot more hassle to me than I've found it to be worth. I have yet to find an easy, mess-free way to do it. My husband, however, does NOT like the taste of coconut water... I think it's obviously a matter of personal taste. On 6/16/06, Angela Hermes <acoate314 wrote: > > Hi everyone- > I have a question about coconut water and meat. We broke one open and > drank the water and ate the meat. It tasted discusting! It was chalky > and bland. What is the deal? It was a young thai coconut. All of the > raw food books talk about the miracle of coconut water/meat and that > it is best to use the young thai coconuts. We expected it to taste > like coconut, but it didn't. Did we get a bad one? Do they usually > taste like coconut, or is it any aquired taste? > thanks- > :)Angela > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 My experience with young raw coconuts is that as an ingredient they can be quite useful, as a food item in and of themselves they are very uninteresting. They don't taste like what most people expect coconut to taste like. Even mature coconut pulp doesn't have much flavor until it is sweetened. If yours didn't have an off smell and the flesh was completely white I would say you probably are like me and just don't enjoy them. I know may raw foodists who think they are just wonderful. I actually know one woman who describes them as sweet. Can you imagine that? -Mike --- Angela Hermes <acoate314 wrote: > Hi everyone- > I have a question about coconut water and meat. We broke one open and > drank the water and ate the meat. It tasted discusting! It was chalky > and bland. What is the deal? It was a young thai coconut. All of the > raw food books talk about the miracle of coconut water/meat and that > it is best to use the young thai coconuts. We expected it to taste > like coconut, but it didn't. Did we get a bad one? Do they usually > taste like coconut, or is it any aquired taste? > thanks- > :)Angela > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 I grew up drinking coconut water and eating mature coconut so, to me, young coconut _is_ wonderful. My sister and I used to fight over the water and they have so much more than the mature ones. If someone called it " sweet " , I think that would mean as opposed to bitter. Tommie http://www.rawburchard.blogspot.com rawfood , Mike Elliot <mmelliot wrote: > > My experience with young raw coconuts is that as an ingredient they can > be quite useful, as a food item in and of themselves they are very > uninteresting. They don't taste like what most people expect coconut > to taste like. Even mature coconut pulp doesn't have much flavor until > it is sweetened. > > If yours didn't have an off smell and the flesh was completely white I > would say you probably are like me and just don't enjoy them. I know > may raw foodists who think they are just wonderful. I actually know one > woman who describes them as sweet. Can you imagine that? > > -Mike > > --- Angela Hermes <acoate314 wrote: > > > Hi everyone- > > I have a question about coconut water and meat. We broke one open and > > drank the water and ate the meat. It tasted discusting! It was chalky > > and bland. What is the deal? It was a young thai coconut. All of the > > raw food books talk about the miracle of coconut water/meat and that > > it is best to use the young thai coconuts. We expected it to taste > > like coconut, but it didn't. Did we get a bad one? Do they usually > > taste like coconut, or is it any aquired taste? > > thanks- > > :)Angela Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 I would say you got a bad one! To me, they taste sweet. People drink them all the time in asian countries on the beaches for a refreshing snack. The meat is also very rich and tasty.... good for adding thickness and a rich texture to raw soups and shakes. Give it another try... there are a few bad ones out there, hopefully your next will be good! -- Kassia Fiedor 510.882.4703 miessence Certified Organic Skin Care, Hair Care, Health Care & Cosmetic Products www.GreenLifeOrganics.com " Food for your skin, literally! " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 I'm with Tommie. I think young coconuts are divine right out of the shell. I pour the water out and proceed to eat the meat. I have two grown children and a Welsh Corgi and I have to fight all three of them for the coco meat! The water is the best electrolyte replacer on the planet. Coconut water is so clean and good they used it in IV solutions during WWII when they ran out of saline. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 16, 2006 Report Share Posted June 16, 2006 I'm also with Tommie. We have used a young coconut every single day since February!! We put it in our green drink each morning. I always scrape and eat the meat on the " lid " and sneak pieces as I put them in the blender. We get a super transfusion each and every day. Luckily - I can get them for 99 cents at Food City. Judy in Phx On 6/16/06, SV <shavig wrote: > > I'm with Tommie. I think young coconuts are divine right out of the > shell. I pour the water out and proceed to eat the meat. I have two grown > children and a Welsh Corgi and I have to fight all three of them for the > coco meat! > > The water is the best electrolyte replacer on the planet. Coconut water is > so clean and good they used it in IV solutions during WWII when they ran out > of saline. > > Shari > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 rawfood , " Angela Hermes " <acoate314 wrote: > > Hi everyone- > I have a question about coconut water and meat. We broke one open and > drank the water and ate the meat. It tasted discusting! It was chalky > and bland. What is the deal? It was a young thai coconut. All of the > raw food books talk about the miracle of coconut water/meat and that > it is best to use the young thai coconuts. We expected it to taste > like coconut, but it didn't. Did we get a bad one? Do they usually > taste like coconut, or is it any aquired taste? > thanks- > :)Angela > Sounds like you got a bad one to me. I've only had 2 so far because there are no stores that carry them here (Idaho). Now, if someone will correct me on that, it would be great! Anyway, the first one I had, I had NO idea that the water was so good for you as a drink, so we just let it drain on the ground since we cut the coconut outside. Interestingly, we heard this tap-tap-tapping in the middle of the night that night. We finally figured out the next day that it was one of our dogs licking incessantly at the remnants of the coconut water where we cut it open on our tree-stump chopping block on our wood pile. :>) Anyway, by the time we opened the 2nd coconut, I knew about the water. So we cut it open and poured the water out which I promptly drank and it tasted great. But then inside the coconut was a dark purple and the meat didn't taste very good so we figured that one was bad and threw it away. That's the thing about coconuts -- Thai young or regular -- you can't really tell if they are good until you open them. I like the regular (brown) as a treat a little better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 I must have had a few bad ones. They smell like dirty feet to me. My hubby loves coconut, but didn't drink the smoothie I made him with the last one. At $2/ea they've gotta be better than that! -Raine Kassia Fiedor wrote: > > I would say you got a bad one! To me, they taste sweet. People drink them > all the time in asian countries on the beaches for a refreshing snack. The > meat is also very rich and tasty.... good for adding thickness and a rich > texture to raw soups and shakes. > Give it another try... there are a few bad ones out there, hopefully your > next will be good! > : > > . > > -- Join our club and swap paperback books for FREE - PaperBackSwap.com <http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?n=2 & r_by=raineluvsj > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2006 Report Share Posted June 17, 2006 Thanks Mike- That's very interesting. But then, why does unrefined, raw coconut oil, and raw shredded unsweetened coconut taste like the coconut that I expect? Thanks to all of you who responded to my question. Maybe it will just take some getting used to. Avocado wasn't my favorite food at first, but now I love it and can eat one every day. Maybe i need to start small with the coconut... :)Angela --- Mike Elliot <mmelliot wrote: > My experience with young raw coconuts is that as an > ingredient they can > be quite useful, as a food item in and of themselves > they are very > uninteresting. They don't taste like what most > people expect coconut > to taste like. Even mature coconut pulp doesn't have > much flavor until > it is sweetened. > > If yours didn't have an off smell and the flesh was > completely white I > would say you probably are like me and just don't > enjoy them. I know > may raw foodists who think they are just wonderful. > I actually know one > woman who describes them as sweet. Can you imagine > that? > > -Mike > > --- Angela Hermes <acoate314 wrote: > > > Hi everyone- > > I have a question about coconut water and meat. We > broke one open and > > drank the water and ate the meat. It tasted > discusting! It was chalky > > and bland. What is the deal? It was a young thai > coconut. All of the > > raw food books talk about the miracle of coconut > water/meat and that > > it is best to use the young thai coconuts. We > expected it to taste > > like coconut, but it didn't. Did we get a bad one? > Do they usually > > taste like coconut, or is it any aquired taste? > > thanks- > > :)Angela > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 rawfood , Raine <raineluvsj wrote: > > I must have had a few bad ones. They smell like dirty feet to me. My > hubby loves coconut, but didn't drink the smoothie I made him with the > last one. At $2/ea they've gotta be better than that! > > -Raine > > Kassia Fiedor wrote: > > > > I would say you got a bad one! To me, they taste sweet. People drink them > > all the time in asian countries on the beaches for a refreshing snack. The > > meat is also very rich and tasty.... good for adding thickness and a rich > > texture to raw soups and shakes. > > Give it another try... there are a few bad ones out there, hopefully your > > next will be good! > > : > > > > . > > > > > > -- > Join our club and swap paperback books for FREE - PaperBackSwap.com > <http://www.paperbackswap.com/index.php?n=2 & r_by=raineluvsj > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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