Coconut and Coconut Milk

The coconut, Maprao, is woven into the everyday fabric of life in Thailand. Every part of the palm – leaf, trunk, husk, nut – is used somewhere in the culture. It is a staple food and commercial product essential to the Thai economy.

The fibrous, middle covering of the coconut is worked into rope, woven into mats or used for making brushes. The fronds are used for thatching houses, weaving baskets and for clothing. The hard meat of the mature coconut is dried in the sun to ma