For example coconut milk. Many people think it comes out of the coconut a creamy-white colour. But this isn’t the case. It comes from a factory and is man-made. The coconut flesh is pressed and the outcome is mixed with water. This creates an aromatic, milky liquid with a fat content of around 20 %. And there is also coconut cream. This is coconut milk with much more fat, which is thicker and creamier.

The liquid you drink straight from the young nut is called coconut juice …