Quote Originally Posted by badger View Post
I once went to a Thai restaurant with my parents. They had on special fresh coconuts (i.e. cut open with a straw in it). I was excited to try it, but... blech!! I didn't like the taste at all.
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I have not tried this coconut water in this way yet.

Oak, I only meant coconut water from the fresh coconut as a harmless liquid..therefore it's "healthier". That's all. Nothing sophisticated.

I actually have not prepared any food for years with peanut oil nor sesame oil. I just don't want it creeping into home cooking on a regular basis since it's not good stuff regularily.

Of course, I'll have it at restaurant in a prepared dish. After all, I'm not quizzing the cooks/server much at all on how they prepare every single dish I order from the menu.

Speaking of oil, it makes me wince to see some tv chefs add bacon to different dishes more often for "taste".

I was raised in a household that drained the fat from the frying pan into garbage if we ever had bacon.