Comments on: Vegetation Profile: Coconut http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/ My husband likes Astronomy. I prefer Gastronomy. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:25:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Interiors http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-1754 Interiors Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:50:26 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/#comment-1754 I was searching for information about 'Hawaii Home Interior Designers', and this your page ('ion Profile: Coconut at gas•tron•o•my') was in search results. Not sure why it appeared, but your site is still interesting to read :) I was searching for information about ‘Hawaii Home Interior Designers’, and this your page (‘ion Profile: Coconut at gas•tron•o•my’) was in search results. Not sure why it appeared, but your site is still interesting to read :)

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Gastronomer Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:54:49 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/#comment-1382 <strong>Duy</strong> - Man, that's a painful leap in prices. <strong>Tia</strong> - you are a coconut connoisseur! Glad to hear that the Viet ones are best out there. <strong>Aariq</strong> - No promises, but I'll try to snap some Viet ones for you. If I had known of your quest earlier, I could have gotten shots in Cambodia and Thailand. <strong>lirelou</strong> - thanks for sharing your terrific tale of team work. There ain't no shame being known as the coconut lady ;-) Please tell the misses I said that! Duy – Man, that’s a painful leap in prices.

Tia – you are a coconut connoisseur! Glad to hear that the Viet ones are best out there.

Aariq – No promises, but I’ll try to snap some Viet ones for you. If I had known of your quest earlier, I could have gotten shots in Cambodia and Thailand.

lirelou – thanks for sharing your terrific tale of team work. There ain’t no shame being known as the coconut lady ;-) Please tell the misses I said that!

]]> By: lirelou http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-1380 lirelou Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:10:06 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/#comment-1380 Back in the mid-80s, when there were still a fair number of Vietnamese wives among U.S. military dependents, we were stationed at Fort Clayton, Panama. I remember returning home for lunch one day and finding about 8 Vietnamese wives under my house. Madame Lirelou and the girls had collected all the coconuts in the neighborhood and were engaged in harvesting the coconuts. Some husked, others cracked them open and harvested the water, while others took the halves and grated them using notched wheel-blade graters that Kim had brought back from Vietnam. At day's end, the girls split up the products, and everyone went home happy. Even the husk remains turned out to be of some use, as they were used to bed orchids. As a result of these activities, the Korean ladies in the neighborhood took to calling my wife "the coconut lady", a label she fiercely resented despite my attempts to remind her that there had been a "coconut monk" at either My Tho or Long Tan who was widely respected. I assume he's long dead by now, but the claim was that all he ate came from coconuts, and he was quite healthy. Back in the mid-80s, when there were still a fair number of Vietnamese wives among U.S. military dependents, we were stationed at Fort Clayton, Panama. I remember returning home for lunch one day and finding about 8 Vietnamese wives under my house. Madame Lirelou and the girls had collected all the coconuts in the neighborhood and were engaged in harvesting the coconuts. Some husked, others cracked them open and harvested the water, while others took the halves and grated them using notched wheel-blade graters that Kim had brought back from Vietnam. At day’s end, the girls split up the products, and everyone went home happy. Even the husk remains turned out to be of some use, as they were used to bed orchids. As a result of these activities, the Korean ladies in the neighborhood took to calling my wife “the coconut lady”, a label she fiercely resented despite my attempts to remind her that there had been a “coconut monk” at either My Tho or Long Tan who was widely respected. I assume he’s long dead by now, but the claim was that all he ate came from coconuts, and he was quite healthy.

]]> By: Aariq http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-1327 Aariq Sat, 14 Jun 2008 03:56:58 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/#comment-1327 When I was in Thailand and Vietnam, I noticed that every region seems to cut their young coconuts differently. I remember in Nha Trang I saw them with the stems still on with little pyramids on top. In hindsight, I wish I had made a photo collage of all the different young coconut shapes I saw. When I was in Thailand and Vietnam, I noticed that every region seems to cut their young coconuts differently. I remember in Nha Trang I saw them with the stems still on with little pyramids on top. In hindsight, I wish I had made a photo collage of all the different young coconut shapes I saw.

]]> By: Tia http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-1325 Tia Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:19:16 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/#comment-1325 Duy - thanks! What a great idea. :) Duy – thanks! What a great idea. :)

]]> By: Duy http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-1319 Duy Thu, 12 Jun 2008 20:35:51 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/#comment-1319 Tia , you could use a drill to drill a hole in the coconut to get the juice out then smash the coconut to get the meat. Tia , you could use a drill to drill a hole in the coconut to get the juice out then smash the coconut to get the meat.

]]> By: Tia http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-1317 Tia Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:51:28 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/#comment-1317 Young coconut is one of my favorite things to eat/drink! When I was in VN, I consumed at least 3 coconuts a day (and now know that I overpaid for them)! I've had coconuts in Hawaii, Costa Rica, Florida and various Caribbean islands and nothing comes close to the coconuts of Vietnam. The water is just sweeter and richer and the flesh is always tender and succulent. There are free coconuts dangling all around my neighborhood, but I have no access to them since I've yet to master the art of wielding a cleaver. *sighs* Young coconut is one of my favorite things to eat/drink! When I was in VN, I consumed at least 3 coconuts a day (and now know that I overpaid for them)! I’ve had coconuts in Hawaii, Costa Rica, Florida and various Caribbean islands and nothing comes close to the coconuts of Vietnam. The water is just sweeter and richer and the flesh is always tender and succulent. There are free coconuts dangling all around my neighborhood, but I have no access to them since I’ve yet to master the art of wielding a cleaver. *sighs*

]]> By: Duy http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-1316 Duy Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:47:31 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/06/12/vegetation-profile-young-coconut/#comment-1316 back here in Florida , coconut's price has gone from 1.69 USD to 2.69 USd for one. back here in Florida , coconut’s price has gone from 1.69 USD to 2.69 USd for one.

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