Creamed coconut

[Acehood]

A recipe I want to cook this evening has this ingredient

I couldn't find it at the local Morrisons. To be fair I'm not entirely sure what I'm looking for.

Anyone know where I can get some from? Also it'd be good to know which section of the supermarket to look in. I'm guessing "world foods" or something?

[Simpo Two]

I go up to one of the little people in green tabards and say 'Where's the xxx please?'

The thing I can never find in Morrisons is tonic water. Wherever it is, it's not logical.

[Shaw Tarse]

Ask the staff, if they can't help, call in at corner shop.

[f13ldy]

It'll be in the Thai section next to normal tins of coconut milk.

I'd be surprised if they didn't have it.

[Acehood]

Well I ended up just buying coconut milk. It'll do, hopefully.

The woman in tescos looked at me like I'd stabbed her husband or something when I asked for creamed coconut. I spent at least 20minutes looking around and couldn't find what I was looking for.

[Shaw Tarse]

Tesco should have creamed coconut.
They also stock 2 types of coconut milk, which did you buy?

[tenex]

Patak's do it in convenient sachets. Widely available, even up here, along with the usual Oriental,Indian,Sharwoods,Blue Dragon products.
I find it better just to lob it in rather than make a stock of it.

[Acehood]

Shaw Tarse said:

Tesco should have creamed coconut.
They also stock 2 types of coconut milk, which did you buy?

The one I went to apparently didn't. I looked in all the non-frozen aisles.

Not sure which sort I got. It just says coconut milk on the tin. Cooking is all about experimenting so I'll just have to see how it goes! it's only a fish pie, with a 'carribean' twist to it, from Levi Root's book.

[Mobile Chicane]

Acehood said:

Shaw Tarse said:

Tesco should have creamed coconut.
They also stock 2 types of coconut milk, which did you buy?

The one I went to apparently didn't. I looked in all the non-frozen aisles.

Not sure which sort I got. It just says coconut milk on the tin. Cooking is all about experimenting so I'll just have to see how it goes! it's only a fish pie, with a 'carribean' twist to it, from Levi Root's book.

In which case try reducing the coconut milk in a saucepan on a low heat before you use it. I've a feeling it will be too runny otherwise.

[jas xjr]

Our local tesco metro has it

[Shaw Tarse]

Next time I go shopping I'll try to take a pic of creamed coconut.
As for the tinned milk, there should be 2 types, the branded stuff, and one aisle over, the tin at half the price, that's just as good!

[Acehood]

Mobile Chicane said:

Acehood said:

Shaw Tarse said:

Tesco should have creamed coconut.
They also stock 2 types of coconut milk, which did you buy?

The one I went to apparently didn't. I looked in all the non-frozen aisles.

Not sure which sort I got. It just says coconut milk on the tin. Cooking is all about experimenting so I'll just have to see how it goes! it's only a fish pie, with a 'carribean' twist to it, from Levi Root's book.

In which case try reducing the coconut milk in a saucepan on a low heat before you use it. I've a feeling it will be too runny otherwise.

Will do. thanks for the tip

Shaw Tarse said:

Next time I go shopping I'll try to take a pic of creamed coconut.
As for the tinned milk, there should be 2 types, the branded stuff, and one aisle over, the tin at half the price, that's just as good!

Yeah I got some cheapo stuff for about 50p instead of the branded one for nearly £1!

[shep1001]

Blue dragon do a nice product. Its in a purple/blue carton cost about 90 pence. Quite a few places dont have it but do stock milk. Sainsburys sell it got some at wk end.

[escargot]

Mobile Chicane said:

Acehood said:

Shaw Tarse said:

Tesco should have creamed coconut.
They also stock 2 types of coconut milk, which did you buy?

The one I went to apparently didn't. I looked in all the non-frozen aisles.

Not sure which sort I got. It just says coconut milk on the tin. Cooking is all about experimenting so I'll just have to see how it goes! it's only a fish pie, with a 'carribean' twist to it, from Levi Root's book.

In which case try reducing the coconut milk in a saucepan on a low heat before you use it. I've a feeling it will be too runny otherwise.