What is Coconut milk? How to distinguish and preserve coconut milk

Coconut milk (coconut milk) is actually a fairly common ingredient and is often used by housewives for cooking such as making stock dishes or for making cakes, making tea, etc. So do you know coconut milk yet? ? If not, let’s find out what coconut milk is as well as how to distinguish and preserve them right away.

What is Coconut milk?

Coconut milk (coconut milk) is milky white, fragrant and greasy

Coconut milk (coconut milk or coconut milk) is a milky white drink, possessing the aroma and greasy taste of coconut. For cuisine, they are considered as one of the important ingredients to make delicious dishes such as desserts, ice cream, …

Coconut milk is made by scraping (or cutting/grinding) copra to get the juice, then mixed with fresh coconut water or filtered water through a few simple processing steps.

How to distinguish coconut milk (coconut milk) and coconut cream (coconut cream)

Thanks to the fat (concentration) that coconut milk is classified into 4 types as follows:

• Coconut cream concentrate : Concentration of 29% or more.
• Coconut cream (Coconut cream): The concentration is about 20 – 29%.
• Coconut milk (Coconut milk): The density is about 10 – 19%.
• Light coconut milk : The concentration is about 5 – 9%.

Coconut cream has higher fat than coconut milk

Therefore, coconut cream is also considered as coconut milk , but due to its higher fat content, the taste is also greasy and delicious, often used to make cakes, ice cream or other dishes that need sweet and fatty taste.

Coconut milk can be used to make drinks

As for coconut milk, this is the most sold product in the market. They are often used to cook, store or use directly with tea, drink, … due to their moderate density and fatness.

How to preserve coconut milk?

Coconut milk is a food that is very susceptible to direct bacterial attack due to its high fat content. Therefore, if you do not store them properly, it can easily lead to rapid deterioration . You can preserve them through 3 ways:

Method 1: Refrigerate

Refrigerated coconut milk can be used for about 1 week

Putting coconut milk in an airtight jar/jar and placing it in the fridge under bactericidal conditions is the best method to preserve it with a shelf life of up to 1 week . At the same time, you should divide coconut milk into small portions so that when needed, only take the right part without affecting the rest.

Method 2: Freeze storage

In addition to cold storage, preserving coconut milk in the frozen way also brings higher efficiency with a shelf life of about 5-6 weeks.

Frozen preserved coconut milk can be used for about 5-6 weeks

With this method, you just need to put the coconut milk in the ice trays, then cover the lids and put them in the freezer compartment. If the tray does not have a lid, you can cover the tray with a food bag. When needed, take out the frozen coconut milk pellets and let them melt.

Method 3: Use canned coconut milk or coconut milk powder

Using canned coconut milk or powdered coconut milk is definitely the ideal choice if you want easier storage and longer shelf life. Because most of these products usually have a shelf life stated on the packaging of about 2-3 years.

Canned coconut milk, coconut milk powder can be preserved for 2-3 years

However, once you have opened the canned coconut milk, it is best to use it up within 7-10 days. As for coconut milk powder, the unused powder, you just need to wrap it up and store it in cool conditions. The powder you take out you can apply the recipe instructions to prepare according to your needs.

Some notes when preserving coconut milk

Before using coconut milk, you should observe carefully because the storage time is only relative. If you notice a strange taste or color change, do not use that milk anymore.

You should not use coconut milk that has a strange smell or color change

In addition, the quality of coconut milk can also be adversely affected if you store them in the refrigerator but there is a power outage or power failure.

To facilitate use as well as limit spoiled coconut milk, please store them in small amounts.

Where to buy coconut milk?

The price of coconut milk was updated in May 2021 , ranging from 17,000 to 20,000 VND/packet in powder form and 25,000 to 40,000 VND/400ml can.

Coconut milk can be purchased at markets, supermarkets, Tnhelearning.edu.vn stores or e-commerce sites

As a familiar ingredient for housewives, coconut milk is probably not too difficult to find in markets, supermarkets, nationwide Tnhelearning.edu.vn stores or e-commerce sites .

Hopefully, through the above sharing, you already know what coconut milk is as well as how to distinguish and preserve coconut milk. If you want to make cakes, tea, … then definitely don’t miss such great ingredients.

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