Difference between COCO Goya and COCO Lopez cream of coconut? - Tiki Drinks and Food

2 2QueerTikis Member Los Angeles, CA Joined: Oct 02, 2003 Posts: 10	2 2QueerTikis Posted posted on Wed, May 5, 2004 9:45 AM Coco Lopez is by far the superior product. It’s nice and thick and very sweet. Coco Goya can leave you with a slight oily taste; like you mixed in some of your tanning oil by mistake. Besides the taste, who can resist a product that has a cute mascot? Senior Coco Lopez, the happy (perhaps drunk) parrot, is practically begging you to have a Pina Colada with him on the beach! Seriously, the big issue with coconut creams is freshness. They can and do go bad in the can; especially if they are left in a warm or hot place for too long. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell before you open the can. Spoiled coconut cream will have a dull brownish hue and may smell a little rancid. A little taste will let you know right away because the mixture will taste/feel/look grainy. I’ve had the misfortune of using a bad can before and ended up having to toss a whole batch of pina coladas right after I spent the time making them look all presentable in their fancy mugs with fruit and umbrellas… Talk about the best way to ruin a luau. Anyway, stick with Coco Lopez and buy it from a place that frequently replaces their stock. If you get a rancid can, take it back, explain how the mishap almost ruined your party… the store will refund your money and should replace the rest of their stock so that the same thing does not happen to another unsuspecting tikifile. [ Edited by: 2QueerTikis on 2004-05-10 18:11 ]

Coco Lopez is by far the superior product. It’s nice and thick and very sweet. Coco Goya can leave you with a slight oily taste; like you mixed in some of your tanning oil by mistake. Besides the taste, who can resist a product that has a cute mascot? Senior Coco Lopez, the happy (perhaps drunk) parrot, is practically begging you to have a Pina Colada with him on the beach! Seriously, the big issue with coconut creams is freshness. They can and do go bad in the can; especially if they are left in a warm or hot place for too long. Unfortunately, there is no way to tell before you open the can. Spoiled coconut cream will have a dull brownish hue and may smell a little rancid. A little taste will let you know right away because the mixture will taste/feel/look grainy. I’ve had the misfortune of using a bad can before and ended up having to toss a whole batch of pina coladas right after I spent the time making them look all presentable in their fancy mugs with fruit and umbrellas… Talk about the best way to ruin a luau. Anyway, stick with Coco Lopez and buy it from a place that frequently replaces their stock. If you get a rancid can, take it back, explain how the mishap almost ruined your party… the store will refund your money and should replace the rest of their stock so that the same thing does not happen to another unsuspecting tikifile.

[ Edited by: 2QueerTikis on 2004-05-10 18:11 ]

Post #89888 by 2QueerTikis on Wed, May 5, 2004 9:45 AM