Post #600170 by Mai Tai on Sun, Jul 31, 2011 7:09 PM

So, I bought four coconuts from a grocer that carries some produce that's a little on the exotic side .

And I opened them up today, to make fresh coconut cream and milk. Opening them up is a whole story unto itself, because coconuts are pretty damn tough! Coco Loco managed to open up two of them with a hammer, but the third one was like kryptonite. Luckily I remembered how to do it, and had it cracked open, and perfectly split into two in no time flat!

Anyways, one of them had started to go moldy, so we tossed it, and the last one that I opened up was moldy on the inside as well. The two that Coco Loco opened up seemed fine, though. The coconut water was clear, and the meat was white, and was really moist.

But when we tasted the water, as well as some of the coconut meat flesh, they didn't taste sweet at all. In fact, they both tasted salty. I understand that the commercial coconut milks and waters, as well as Coco Lopez, have sweeteners added to them. But I don't think this is a matter of trying something natural without added sweetenrs, I'm thinking that maybe those two coconuts had gone bad as well?

I searched here on TC, but couldn't find any threads on opening up a coconut, what fresh coconut water should taste like, or making home made coconut milk. But from what I have read from doing a quick search on the internet, the coconut water should taste like water with a slight coconut taste, and slightly sweet. I'm assuming that the coconut meat should taste slightly sweet, too? And if it's salty, then the coconut has gone bad? Anyone have any experience with this?

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[ Edited by: Mai Tai 2011-08-01 21:01 ]