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Lying Laing (Kale Greens in Coconut Milk)
Lying Laing (Kale Greens in Coconut Milk)
Laing (pronounced "lah-ing") is conventionally made with fresh or dried taro leaves slowly simmered in coconut milk. But I've found that kale makes for a wonderfully hearty substitute for what I like to call "Lying Laing." Although the faux laing may initially upset Filipino food traditionalists, they won't be able to resist the deliciously tender kale in its spicy coconut broth.
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Published at 2018-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Filipino cooking
Tags: coconut
Coconut Shrimps with Mango Salsa
Coconut Shrimps with Mango Salsa
I f you don’t want to spend hours by the stove, make this easy, quick-cooking Coconut Shrimp with Mango Salsa for a weekend meal or any weeknight. This delightful shrimp dish is light, refreshing and can be a savory appetizer or a meal in itself. The coconut tendrils transform to a crunchy coating on the shrimps once pan-fried. This dish is best served with crisp slices of a mango salsa on the side.
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Published at 2018-03-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Filipino cooking
Tags: Mango, Shrimps, coconut
Gulay Sa Gata (Squash and Green Beans in Coconut Milk)
Gulay Sa Gata (Squash and Green Beans in Coconut Milk)
The long sweltering summer days have slowly given way to cooler temperatures and winds that grip you with a fierce chill. Right about this time, I start cooking with recipes that are heavy on the belly and soothe our souls with warmth and comfort. This Kabocha Squash and Long Green Beans in Coconut Milk was what I had in mind when the chilly autumn weather set in.
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Published at 2018-03-12 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Filipino cooking
Tags: coconut
How is Coconut Oil Produced?
How is Coconut Oil Produced?
Most commercial grade coconut oils are made from copra. Copra is basically the dried kernel (meat) of the coconut. It can be made by: smoke drying, sun drying, or kiln drying , or derivatives or a combination of these three. If standard copra is used as a starting material, the unrefined coconut oil extracted from copra is not suitable for consumption and must be purified, that is refined. This is because the way most copra is dried is not sanitary. The standard end product made from copra is...
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Published at 2018-02-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary
Tags: coconut, commercial
“The Tree of Life” - Coconuts and Copra
“The Tree of Life” - Coconuts and Copra
The vegetation on the islands and coasts of the South Pacific is dominated by the coconut palm (Cocos nucifera). All of us are familiar with the typical “Robinson Crusoe-style” desert island – a mound of golden sand with a solitary palm tree growing on it, and in fact, this is not just a picture book scenario, coconut palms really do grow on islands like that -the coconuts tolerance to the salt environment and poor sandy soil is incredible.
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Published at 2018-02-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary, Fauna and flora
Tags: Copra, Trees, coconut
Coconut Production in the Philippines
Coconut Production in the Philippines
Coconut production plays an important role in the national economy of the Philippines. According to figures published in December 2009 by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, it is the world's largest producer of coconuts, producing 19,500,000 tonnes in 2009. Production in the Philippines is generally concentrated in medium-sized farms.
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Published at 2018-02-14 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Documentary
Tags: coconut, economy, production