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Beginners Guide => Trainee Chefs / Beginners Questions => Topic started by: alexhiggins on February 24, 2011, 04:35 PM
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Is coconut essential in base gravy
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Is coconut essential in base gravy
I don't think so. Some people swear by it but I don't think it is a magic bullet ingredient myself.
Paul
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Is coconut essential in base gravy
Short answer : no. Slightly longer explanation : I hate coconut; I have never used it in a base; and my curries turn out just fine; so no ;D
** Phil.
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No
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Is coconut essential in base gravy
I don't think so. Some people swear by it but I don't think it is a magic bullet ingredient myself.
Paul
Agreed!
However I would suggest that you try it for yourself though! if you end up really liking it, then its a win for you personally :D
Regards
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Hi AlexHiggins (who was a legend by the way ;D)
I don't think that coconut is essential in a base but I'd be interested to know on which form of coconut it is that you are enquiring about?
I've heard of coconut block (creamed coconut) being used in a base but if I'm correct, you can't really detect it in the final taste?
I also believe that if you do add coconut block, it seems to prevent a base from releasing it's oil, which isn't a problem unless you want to spoon it off to make for a healthier base.
Hope that helps AH.
Ray :)
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Thanks everyone for your replies.
fact is i don't like coconut, so this is a massive relief.