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Coconut
Fruit
Also known as: Coconut, Niu, Nariyal, Coco (Cocos nucifera)
About this crop
The fruit of the coconut palm and the foundation of Pacific Islander cooking, giving water, tender jelly, mature meat, and rich pressed cream. Import note (NYC and RI context): a tropical palm sourced whole or as fresh-pressed cream and milk through wholesale.
Health information for this food is under review. Reviewed claims will include their sources and limits.
Traditional uses
Central to island foodways from earth-oven dishes to puddings.
How to prepare
Grated and pressed for cream to simmer taro leaves, fish, and root vegetables; the water is drunk fresh and the meat eaten young or dried.
Recipe ideas
Share how you use CoconutPalusami (taro leaves in coconut cream); coconut fish; coconut rice.