'Coconut milk is an increasingly popular ingredient in soups, sauces, baking, and smoothies in the west as people explore flavor-rich recipes from Asian cuisines or look for a non-dairy beverage alternative. Coconut milk should not be confused with the also popular coconut water — coconut water is the liquid in the center of a coconut that drains out when you open a fresh coconut. Coconut milk is the fluid portion of the coconut meat itself and is a great ingredient to have on hand for your cooking.
Coconut milk has some coconut oil giving it a richness and slightly sweet coconut flavor. If left to stand in a refrigerator (or in a can), the cream will rise to the top creating a “coconut cream” used in recipes when a richer ingredient with less fluid is required. You can skim coconut cream off of your milk yourself in the same way you would cream off a dairy-based milk.'
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