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| skinning the shell |
Last week in the village we stopped off at a home we often visit and they were in the process of making coconut oil, both to sell and use themselves. What a process! So labour intensive and a full day job. First they have a truckload of coconutes delivered which then need to be skinned, cut up, shredded, squeezed of their liquid which is then boiled in a wok over an open fire. the Dad is the cook, keeping the ire going, fanning it every so often to keep the temperature right and feeding te sticks of wood in at just the right time.
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| chopping |
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| squeezing shredded mixed with water from the coconut |
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| reducing the juice to oil |
It takes 4 coconuts to make a 500ml bottle of oil and the wok can take equivalent to the juice from 80 shredded and squeezed at a time. I believe they have several hundred delivered to make it worth their while and friends gather to help out. I was able to buy a bottle for equivalent to about $2.00!!
What a lovely aroma to cook with and on checking the internet I don't believe it is all the unhealthy as I thought it was.
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| boiling oil |
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