Ultimate Guide to COCONUT MILK - Hot Thai Kitchen
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
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Coconut milk is absolutely crucial to Thai cooking, so I made a video to hopefully answer all your questions about it! Here you'll find info on everything from what is coconut milk, what is NOT "coconut milk", coconut milk vs coconut cream, how to choose from so many types of coconut milk, and more!
If you have coconut milk-related tips/tricks please share them with us in the comments. Thank you! :)
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Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the UA-cam channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via UA-cam videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com
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Yeah, I have the coconut milk in plastic bag, I just bought one to blend with cucumber. Do we need to boil the coconut milk before pairing it with other ingredients?
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What about those of us who does not have Facebook or any of the other crap-sites? 😃
I am from India and we use as much coconut as the Thai people in Indian cooking but I had a lot of problem to explain about coconuts in the US so now I will just show them your video !!
My wife (Thai) says that there IS one difference between the regular and “for dessert” style of coconut milk. While the ingredients might be identical, traditionally the “for dessert” milk gets a special treatment called อบควันเทียน. This gives the dessert version a scent and is done by lighting a special candle over it and ‘smoking’ the milk!
She says “Chao-Koh” brand makes the same two different versions and whether they’re actually using the traditional technique or not (likely not!) the “for dessert” box tastes like it...
She just showed me the Thai ‘Aroy-D’ brand “for dessert” box that says in English “Scented Candle” on the front. I wonder if you’ve ever noticed this on any Thai products on Canadian shelves.
We lived back in the States for 6+ years (a few in Seattle, not far from you!) and she remembers seeing this occasionally when shopping for ingredients.
But it’s much more common in Thailand.
That's fascinating! Thanks!
Thank you for this information, clears the air about the confusion!
I love the cozy weather in Seattle!!!
I knew it! I always thought there was a candle taste whenever I ate thai deserts with the coconut sauce. It really reminded me of candles! My friends thought I was tripping. Well now i know
Wow, I've been living a lie! Like Pailin, I always thought these "dessert" labels were identical products in the can.
Even though its 5 years I find this is the most detailed comprehensive coconut milk information available. One thing to note is its not required to include polysorbate60 on food labels and the beloved arroyd still has it in products where its not indicated! So I for me organic is the only way to have a reasonable assurance that there is no hidden additives.I really enjoy Pailin's personality and approach, fun and interesting but also detailed thorough and accurate.
In elementary school here in Southern California, the cafeterias used to serve milk in sealed plastic bags, requiring the puncture of a straw in order to be consumed. I was reminded of this when you mentioned milk bags (:
Wonderful ! Your videos are probably the best I've seen. They're clear, detailed, comprehensive, without fillers or dumb stuff.
Super professional !
Thanks !
I tend to do one of 2 things depending on the situation:
a) for dishes where that fresh coconut flavour is key: I keep frozen grated coconut in my freezer at all times (from my local South Asian grocery). I'll take some grated coconut and some lukewarm water, then stick that in the blender and process. Then I'll let it sit over a strainer until I've got all the fresh coconut milk I want!
b) for dishes where it's a base, used more for the oil rather than the delicate flavous (eg. a curry) I'll just use coconut cream at the beginning of the dish instead of milk, so that I don't have to wait for the fat to separate (it's already separated in the can anyway), then when I need to add coconut milk in later, I'll dilute some of the liquid in the can with water until I have the consistency I want and use that instead. For this reason, when I'm buying coconut cream, I just look for the one with the highest fat / protein percentage. After a while you can tell by the weight of the can which ones are the ones you want.
For the record, I live in a large city in Australia, and I have a South Asian ethnic background. We use fresh coconut in our cooking pretty frequently, which is why I always have it on hand =)
I absolutely love your videos you've definitely changed my perspective on cooking it's more about enjoyment instead of pure survival now, so thank you.
I always buy frozen coconut milk imported from the Philippines when I go to the asian grocery store. The ingredients are simply coconut milk and water and when I cook with it, it separates perfectly.
I truly appreciate the effort you put in to teaching us Thai cooking. And especially also about how to source good ingredients. Thank you!
Thanks so much! :)
Thank you for this video and the others in this series, I’m in Sweden and I’ve got no idea what Asian food products are good or not for various uses. So you’re immensely helpful, explaining everything so well!
I absolutely love your idea of putting the coconut milk in a clear container. Yes, too many times I've experienced chunks of mold coming out of the container. Thank you!
I love the old school way. Exactly how we do it in Papua New Guinea (South Pacific).
Yes!! I grew up with milk bags in Europe. No one ever knows what I'm talking about! Thanks for the great video!
Educational videos like this will make it much easier to understand the various ingredients you use. I would love to see one on the various noodles used, and their preparation. I find them confusing. Thanks so much.
Super cool to learn about this! I'll have to keep my eye out for the different types the next time I go shopping.
Omg, you are so full of joy and happyness, and knowledge, I am so impressed !! All the best from Magnus in Norway
Thanks for clarified for those that never used or test coconuts milk and your show is very knowledgeable
Excellent that you also read the ingredients! while less the better. Thank you
This was brilliant! Thank you. Also, I grew up in the New York and we didn't have milk in a bag. We had glass containers, boxes, plastic and that's it.
I made a curry dish and found the carton coconut milk and now understand why the carton one tastes so much better and tastes so much fresh!!! Thank you so much.
I’ve never tried the UHT ones thinking that canned was better! Will definitely try it out
Thank you, just what I needed to know.. very informative.
so grateful after watching this video, we are still using the freshest which is the old school way of producing coconut milk, from the whole coconut.
Thanks for sharing all your thoughts and knowledge! This is so helpful
This is so informative. Enlightened by the information you gave away. As someone who’s willing to learn the abc’s of cooking, I would meticulously search every nook and cranny of the grocery store for that essential ingredient, depending on what dish I’m making, and that includes canned goods or in boxes or whatever, coconut milk no exception, because I want to have the authentic, if not, at least, very close to it, flavor of the dish I have in mind. I could spend a whole day in the supermarket haha! Anyway, thanks for this. Great job right there.
I'm so lucky to have the most recommended fresh coconut brand all over supermarkets in Israel :3
Thank you for breaking this all down very helpful.
Such great information Pailin. Thanks for sharing!
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Thank you so much Pai! This video cleared up all my questions about coconut. Also explains why some of my dishes didn't come out right. 🌹
Thanks for sharing!! I've always have questions about this!
Very informative and so helpful! I so appreciate videos like this! Thank you, Pai!
Hey Pailin, Great video. I never made coconut milk, but growing up as a child in Puerto Rico I used to make coconut candy from fresh coconuts and I really enjoyed the process. When I was in school in Puerto Rico from 1992-1997 they use to serve milk in little plastic bags with our lunch so your not the only one.
Thank you. I learned a lot watching this video. I'm gaining more confidence in trying to make Thai food. I love it so much when I go out to get Thai food I spend a lot of money 💰
Coconut water when it comes directly from the coconut is sterile and it was used in emergencies in IV bags during the Korean conflict. I keep a couple of packages of coconut milk powder in my pantry in case of emergency and it has no casein in it. There are many brands on Amazon. Being vegan if I run out of soy milk and I keep shelf-stable soy milk but if I run out and I can't get anywhere because my caregiver isn't here then I would have to use some powdered in order to make my overnight oats for the next day. This is very important to me as I am diabetic so I must eat hearty oats and fruit at 2 to 3 p.m. and then supper and a snack.
Yeah you should do keto instead of vegan, carbs are pure sugar
Such a great video!!! So helpful! Congrats!
Wish I had found your channel long ago. Your tips, knowledge and instructions have made a massive difference to my Thai cooking. My friends say they would rather be invited to Thai, at my house, rather than going to restaurants.
Such a useful and timely topic. I happened to be making a trip to the 99 Ranch Market in Dallas and managed to snag a few cartons of UHT coconut milk.
I've never heard of milk bags.
Thanks for this great explanation of coconut milk!
Love these ingredients tutorials - am bingeing them all and learning so much!!
I’m clear with that now. Thank you 😊
Milk bag! Yes I know what you are talking about! Actually I was just talking about milk bag with another friend from another country about it a few days ago! So cool to hear about it again!
Thank you for explaining!👌🏼
I can't wait to see more of this series! Thank you for your informational videos. Wish I could attend your classes in Vancouver. :)
I just love you, girl! Your videos are so entertaining, easy to watch and very clearly informative. Regards.
Honestly I was going to search about coconut milk today and then I saw notification in my email about this video.Thank you!
Thank you for the very useful tips and demo.
Great video with very useful tips on the variations of coconut milk produced and storage.
Very informative video! I came in with zero knowledge about coconut types & now I have all my questions answered! Thank you for saving me from further research!
Very helpful. Thank you. I vacationed in Thailand about twenty-five years ago. Such a beautiful. country; great people. I remember that even the food from the street vendors was wonderful. Loved their fish soup.
Absolutely LOVED this video. FINALLY a channel that explains cooking and not just "than add this" style recipes. AMAZING!!!!
I love your videos - way more informative than I expected. I am trying to maintain a vegan diet and curry is one of my staples.
I finally get to watch this, I’ll try to look for that Thai one. Growing up ,we have a coconut plant in our yard and it’s easier to buy the old coconut around, so we grate the coconut meat and make the milk ourselves.
Love all your videos! This was extremely helpful! 👍🏼🙏🏼
This is such a great informative video, very helpful especially you pointed out the powdered coconut actually contains milk protein which I think most people do not realized! Thanks for the great video again
This was the case in local store, but I did find dairy-free coconut milk/cream powder on Amazon. I was going to try it, but now after learning it's ok to freeze coconut milk I may not have to.
This is so useful! Thank you
Thank you for this demo. Answers my questions!
Always giving awesome information and tips! 👍
I am from Vietnam, and I absolutely miss those milk bags lol. I used to go to the outdoor markets everyday, missing those days so much. The coconut milk is freshly made, and it tastes so so much better.... ❤️❤️❤️ love ya anyway
Your personality is so inviting!! I’ve never subscribed to someone faster!
This is so informative!!! Do a "Curry Paste: Everything You Need To Know" because I'm a sucker for anything curry. Great Quality as always Ms. Pailin!
You are great Palin!!! Thanks for sharing all your thai cooking knowledge👍👍👍
Really enjoyed your videos, Pailin! I find substituting coconut milk with almond/cashew paste (whole blanched almonds/cashews and water blended in a blender or using a hand blender) works wonders in curry. It won’t substitute the coconut flavor, but it will substitute the creamy texture that coconut curry has. I think Indians actually do this in some types of curry.
Thank you for all these tips!!!
I found the real deal (real coconut milk) in my Chinese grocery store!!! I got the Aroy-D brand the kind in green carton! So excited!
As someone who uses coconut milk a lot (thai curries!), I was skeptical about a 10+ minute video on this seemingly simple topic, but I still learned stuff!
Thank you for this informative video. We only use the canned coconut milk and have never seen the cartons! I've also always wondered if there was a difference between the ones with the dessert on the front. Keep up the awesome work. :)
Very helpful and useful ❤💙💛
This was so helpful and learned a lot! Thanks Palin
I'm using coconut milk almost everyday and I think it's flavoured
Awesome and super well presented
Thanks for the video ! Very helpful! I live in Canada so I am quite familiar with the products that u talk about!
I am your new biggest fan! Thanks for such a thorough presentation.
i love these explanation videos so much!!! i live for them lol
Love your videos. Didn't realise you had FB and Insta. Signed up now. Your abc videos of the thai dishes and well explained steps and insights are golden for a Scandinavian, loooooong time away from Thailand and those areas. Authentic Thai food *can* be found here, but most of it is augmented to fit the Danish taste tradition. Understandable, but also too bad for those who would like to get hit by the real tastes (and heat). So again, thank you :)
Many people asking for an anglicized brand name for the green carton milk. I just bought some at my local Asian supermarket and it is in fact Aroy-D ... same as what was written on cans. In this case however, ingredients are "Coconut Extract and water" so it would be what was described here. Exact same photo and colours as shown here also. It was not cheap.
Great info. Learning so much.
I have always used chaokoh from the can but switched to the aroi d carton after watching this. Yeah, its better. Thanks!
That was such a detailed and helpful information about coconut milk. I need to hunt down for those cartons of coconut milk, but its so hard and rare!
Hi Pai, thanks for the video. Really enjoy watching your videos. I am from Indonesia. I usually used the UHT one like in your mentioned, but since I moved to Sweden I have very limited access of asian products so what I am doing is I always pick coconut milk (indonesian is not familiar with creme as well) with high percentage of the coconut milk. My fav dessert was coconut milk puding.
Wow! Wonderful. U r so knowledgeable and provide to the point tips. Really the best one out there, I think. Th u for showing all these recipes and ingredient tips videos. Looking forward to learn more from you in the new year! Bye
Just stumbled on your site; what an engaging teacher you are!
Thank you so much for the step by step explanation. 👍👍👍
Loved the video! I always look for just coconut and water in a can but seeing the texture difference you showed in the bowls was so helpful! Subscribed :)
Yup! That's what she says - www.sprinklesandseasalt.com/recipes/thai-cooking-at-home/the-best-canned-coconut-milk-for-thai-cooking/
Brilliant video I LOVE coconut!!!! Thanks for explaining 😀
super informative!!!
You are such a great educator. Congrats on 400K subs!
Thank you!
Im happy I can find Arroy D cartons in grocery stores in Sweden, and it is very tasty and great quality.
No milk bags in the American South. Great video! Thank you so much!
Korp Khun Krup :-) Excellent video. I use Aroy-D for my Pena Colada mix and drinking some right now... There is one more that can be gotten at several grocery stores, named "Real Thai". Where Aroy-D has 60% Coconut Milk - Real Thai has 85%... Much heavier... However, like Aroy-D, Real Thai has no garbage ingredients :-) When I see stuff like "Grace" and other, I gag... Anyway, I generally drink a can per day or more... It's an important part of my diet and I never get tired of it...
My Pena Colada Mix: 1 Can Coconut milk, 750 ml water, 200 ml Pressed Pineapple Juice, 1 Organic Banana, 1 Cup Organic Strawberries, 1 cup Organic Blueberries - Blend :-)
Wonderful thank you,
I'm a Malaysian & yes we do use a lot of fresh & powdered coconut milk. Here we are used to buying it from milkbags whenever possible and unused anounts are frozen. For some reason, the quality of powdered coconut milk here is actually good & we tend to use it more often than ever. Furthermore the taste & texture doesnt chsnge no matter how many times you freeze & thaw it.
I remember making coconut milk. As a child, my job was to scrape out the coconut. They 'told' me that it was because I was perfectly sized for the bench. Truth was, it's tedious & at times, not easy; especially if you are only 9-10 yrs old. But they were right about the bench. I was much more comfortable sitting there scraping away than adults were. NOTHING beats fresh made coconut milk! Best thing on earth. In your book, I found out why I'm lactose intolerant. Guess if you don't grow up with milk or milk products, it's a natural condition. Thanks for that information!! Love your book.
Pheesao Davis frankly, though many don't know it, it's a natural condition for most adults. Most adults don't retain the ability to digest milk products.
It makes sense, when you think about it, since milk, milk production and milk consumption are designed for the nourishment of the young in a species.
Your not growing up with it probably just makes that reality more acute in your body.
Haha, yeah I was that kid too, but I kind of enjoyed it. Now I think the squeezing part is the hardest and most tedious, but oh so worth it compared to the couple other extracting techniques I've tried.
Because of your honesty, just subscribe. Thanks.
Your videos are always entertaining and informative. Another difference with the UHT product, is the milk sugars caramelize a bit, as well as giving it an improved shelf-life.
Thank u for posting! Very helpful! ❤️😀👍🏼
So informative and helpful. Thank you so much!!!
very helpful and good information, as usual! thanks. 👍🙏
Thank you so much. This is very helpful!
I'm Thai and live in Thailand.
I like the A ROI D brand in UHT box.
Thanks for the info, I have always used the can coconut milk because I didn’t know the one you recommend, I will now buy the carton one