Young thai coconuts

[Jax]

Hi does anybody know where I can get my hands on some in the UK??

I spoke to somebody who said the difficulty is the weight and that one supplier closed down as they were losing money on importing them, so I'm not holding out much hope :(



Edit: Interesting info, a young Thai coconut is called Maphroa in Thai

[Emma]

coconutty stocks them!

[Emma]

or check out your local chinese supermarket

[karen @rawchocolateheaven]

Portswood High Street, Southampton

The International Food Shop has just taken over the old Woolworths shop

THEY STOCK GREEN COCONUTS

much to my joy I now have ONE a DAY :5177::):):)

[Jax]

LOL you'll have to fight me for them.........................although I don't have a machete to open them yet!!! :D:D :o :rolleyes:

[karen @rawchocolateheaven]

I found chopping randomly with the largest knife I have eventually pays off, and the reward
a messy kitchen and a drink x

[Jax]

Woohooo just got a couple of the white coconuts today £2 each, I asked the bloke when he was getting the green ones in again, and he thinks Friday for them ;)

I can't believe how big that place is now Karen, and they even have mulberries in there! :D

[haverawcake]

You are so lucky! I used to live really near there - at the bottom of Earls Road just off Bevois valley. I can't find them anywhere in Cambridge!

[Jax]

Oh wow, I used to live in Gordon Road from about 87-88 :D

Well I was hoping that more people would post to let everybody know where they are getting them around the UK :(

LOL Southampton and Spitalfields Market isn't much good to you eh :rolleyes:

Asian markets look to be the best bet, I've just read a post from 2006 saying that Mattas in Liverpool (http://www.mattas.co.uk/) sold them if that helps anybody.

In Southampton we have a few, have you got any in Cambridge??

[Jax]

Just had yet another good ol google for them and seen that Globe Trading (http://www.theglobetrading.co.uk/index.php?page=4) appear to do them, they can be found here;

Globe Supermarkets

Unit 3
Lock lane
Warwick
CV34 5AG

Tel: 01926 419990
Fax: 01926 498678

E-mail: sales@theglobetrading.co.uk

322 High Street
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
GL50 3JF

Tel: 01242 253 688
Fax: 01242 252 988

Opening Times:
Mon-Sat 9.30am – 7.30pm
Sun 9.30am – 6.30pm

Unit 40
Rothersthorpe Avenue
Northampton
NN4 8JH

Tel: 01604 877 077

12-14 Sheep Street
Northampton
NN1 2LU

Tel: 01604 230640

[Jax]

Just thought I'd put some vids in of how to open a young coconut..........if you ever get one that is :rolleyes:

Earth Fare vid! (http://uk.video.yahoo.com/watch/5183321/13703593)

Michelle Pierson's vid! (http://uk.video.yahoo.com/watch/4139799)

Wahaaaay here's my first ever attempt at opening a coconut today!!! It wasn't as bad as I thought, I think it's all about angles!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v445/ShaunRydersBrainCell/Raw%20in%20UK/coconutchopping.jpg

[Rawalchemist]

Does anyone know where we can source young green coconuts from? Not having any luck with the old brown ones it the shops...dry and horrible...:confused2:

[Jax]

Hi Rawalchemist, I've merged you here so it may give you some ideas ;)

As a note, I can't believe the price of these in the US - £1.18!!!