foto: TikTok/@fanicoffeebae
Brilio.net - Young coconut is one of the food ingredients that is often mixed for various drinks. The natural sweet taste of coconut flesh and fresh coconut water are always suitable to be eaten to quench thirst and restore energy. Not only as a drink, soft young coconut flesh is also often enjoyed as a snack or additional ingredient in various dishes.
But for some people, getting young coconut is not easy. In addition to the price, the existence of young coconut is sometimes difficult to find. These factors make young coconut a fairly luxurious item for some people. As a result, it is not uncommon for imitation or "KW" versions of young coconut to appear, made from cheaper ingredients or using additives to imitate the taste and aroma of real young coconut.
This KW version may be more affordable, but its quality is certainly not comparable to real young coconut, including in terms of taste. Not without reason, most people usually only use agar-agar to make KW young coconut meat. In fact, to make a young coconut taste similar to the original, you need additional ingredients.
One of the chefs and content creators named Stefani Horison once revealed the additional ingredients used in making fake young coconut. Through her personal TikTok account, the winner of MasterChef Indonesia season five admitted that this fake young coconut recipe is suitable for saving budget, especially for traders who sell fresh drinks.
"Even though the basic ingredients are jelly, it has a texture that makes you bite. Especially if you make ice like that, duh, it's really delicious," explained Stefani.
As reported by BrilioFood from TikTok @fanicoffeebae on Thursday (29/8), Stefani admitted to using other ingredients , such as coconut milk and creamer. In addition, she also uses coconut-flavored agar-agar. Although made with additional ingredients, the method of making it is quite easy, you know.
photo: TikTok/@fanicoffeebae
In a saucepan, add the coconut-flavored agar-agar. Then add sugar, thick coconut milk, and sweetened condensed creamer. To balance the flavor, add a pinch of salt to the mixture of ingredients. Finally, pour in the water and stir until there are no lumps.
photo: TikTok/@fanicoffeebae
If all the ingredients are well mixed, then turn on the stove. After that, cook while stirring occasionally so that nothing clumps. Do this process until the agar-agar is completely boiling and cooked.
photo: TikTok/@fanicoffeebae
Next, pour the agar-agar into the mold. It is better to use a large and wide container as a mold so that when it is scooped out, the result can be long and thick like real young coconut meat. Now, when it is cold and solid, scoop out the agar-agar using a special spoon or fork to scoop out coconut meat.
photo: TikTok/@fanicoffeebae
Well, the result of this agar-agar that has been scooped out will look like real young coconut meat. Apart from the appearance, the taste is also similar, you know. Guaranteed to be delicious to eat and suitable for mixing various fresh drinks.
Viewed more than 223 thousand times, this video on how to make young coconut immediately attracted the attention of netizens. Many other TikTok users were interested and also gave their responses directly in the comments column.
" In the past, my mother used to make it using plastic ice cubes. The ice cubes were tilted, then poured slowly with the jelly using a ladle ," explained TikTok @r_zk_1.
" Try the Kijang brand agar, sis...it tastes almost the same, " wrote the TikTok account @ceritapalsuu.
This is for those who want to sell ice fruit, etc. because not every coconut has meat, " commented the TikTok account @shella_lala666.
(brl/mal)
