Coconut preparation

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Coconut preparation

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Coconut preparation demonstration
Film with Chagossians demonstrating how to prepare coconut milk from fresh coconut. Filmed in Crawley, UK, in 2017.

Pik demonstration

Pik demonstration

Pik

Pik

Grated coconut

Coconut preparation (thumbnail)

Coconut straining 2
The coconut milk is passed through a sieve to separate it from the grated coconut pieces.

Coconut straining 1
The coconut milk is passed through a sieve to separate it from the grated coconut pieces.

Coconut pressing 3
The juice is squeezed from the grated coconut.

Coconut straining 3
The coconut milk is passed through a sieve to separate it from the grated coconut pieces.

Coconut straining 4
The coconut milk is passed through a sieve to separate it from the grated coconut pieces.

Coconut pressing 1

Coconut cracking lesson 3
The coconut is opened by repeatedly hitting the blade of the knife across the middle.

Coconut cracking 1
The coconut is opened by repeatedly hitting the blade of the knife across the middle.

Coconut cracking lesson 2
The coconut is opened by repeatedly hitting the blade of the knife across the middle.

Coconut grating 1
The coconut is grated by scraping the flesh across the blade of the grater.

Coconut cracking 3
The coconut is opened by repeatedly hitting the blade of the knife across the middle.

Coconut cracking 2
The coconut is opened by repeatedly hitting the blade of the knife across the middle.

Coconut cracking lesson 4
The coconut is opened by repeatedly hitting the blade of the knife across the middle.
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