Coconut Milk

Coconut milk – really a thick cream – is an important ingredient in Southeast Asian cooking, which uses it extensively in both savoury and sweet dishes. You can make it yourself by pouring hot water over the frozen grated coconut or unsweetened coconut cream sold in packets. Both produce an excellent result and their use is a lot less arduous than removing the flesh from the coconut yourself. Packets and cans of coconut cream are best of all, though more expensive.