Young green coconuts

laura

I'm sure there must be markets around that sell them but I haven't found any ... anyone?

libbrooklyn

hey....I was just going to email you that I am going to go to Fairway tomorrow. Email me if you want to tag along. They have an extensive produce section

laura

Argh, you always go on a day I can't go!

heights mom

laura wrote: Argh, you always go on a day I can't go!

I'll check to see if they have any. How many are you looking for? I can always drop 'em off on the way back if you're home

laura

Oh, just a couple ...

esp

laura wrote: Oh, just a couple ...

aight. I'll look (btw, there's a chance I won't go until Sun....I'll know tomorrow morning....if I go Sunday, I can take you then).

p.s. email me so we don't bore everybody else ;-)

shishkab

hubby just came back from Fairway -- they are there.

arches

shishkab wrote: hubby just came back from Fairway -- they are there.

really? the ones with the big green outer husk? Never noticed those in Fairway. Don't you need a machete to open those?

I would think Chinatown would be your best bet. I just paid $6 for a fairly mediocre, small papaya at Fairway...I love Fairway, but they're a bit overpriced on a lot of stuff. You can also buy the coconut water/juice at any Asian market.

shishkab

yep. these:

caseopele

Ok, what the heck do you do with those? (Remember you're talking to someone who hasn't used her stove in at least 2 months.)

donna

you could always do something like this :-)

http://tinyurl.com/2noesk

shishkab

arches

caseopele wrote: Ok, what the heck do you do with those? (Remember you're talking to someone who hasn't used her stove in at least 2 months.)

You pretty much do what they show in the picture....hack them open, stick in a straw and drink the coconut water, which is kinda sweet, kinda coconuty...but a lot more bland than the juice you get from a mature (brown) coconut. Bit of an acquired taste, but it's refreshing. You can also scrape some of the coconut meat from the inside...which is softer than a mature coconut.

And then you make a coconut bra! (not really...those come from the mature coconuts too, i think...but hey, we can all dream)

laura

I buy coconut water all the time, but I'd like to find fresh coconuts to try making kefir with: http://www.bodyecology.com/mcoconutkefir.php. I guess I actually need four coconuts.

laura

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mikel483

damn "you people" all to hell. I am walking around my house singing "you put da lime in da coconut, drink 'em both up"

esp1967

I didn't make it to Fairway today, but I just came back from Costco ($200 later). They don't have them there, although I was on the lookout for them

carnivore

Homer: You put da beer in da coconut and drink it all up
You put da beer in da coconut and throw da can away ...
[throws a beer can at Ned]
Ned: Homer!
Homer: You throw da can away ...
[throws another beer can]
Ned: I said, Homer!
Homer: You throw da can away.

homeowner

Come to CH. There are a bunch of Jamacian guys on Nostrand between St John's & Lincoln Place who sell green coconuts, brown coconuts, fresh sugar cane, as well as a bunch of spicy stuff (in big jars labeled "HOT!!") They have a storefront but in nice weather they usually are just sitting on the sidewalk with the best of their wares.

laura

I knew there had to be some places like that somewhere! Thanks!

The spicy stuff sounds intriguing.

nuclear redaction

Dang it all, y'all are making me nostalgic for Costa Rica. Down there, guys walk along the street (or the beach) with green coconuts on ice. For about 50 cents, they'll hack one open with a machete and give it to you with a straw. It's fantastic. I may have to head over to Clinton Hill and find those Jamaican guys.

lorarena

I'm wondering if the Spanish street vendors in Sunset Park do something like this too.

Yes, I'm longing for my beach days on Isla Mujeres with the coco guy and his machete