Have you enjoyed Coconut Water? It is Refreshing!

Dear ypyanyan, We use coconut milk to cook rice (not coconut water). This very aromatic rice is called 'Nasi Lemak' or Coconut Milk Steamed Rice! The Nasi Lemak, that is rice cooked in coconut milk and flavoured with cloves and pandan leaves, is an all time favourourite. It usually topped with chilli sambal (hot and spicy gravy) and fried ikan bilis (anchovies), sliced hard - boiled eggs, and cucumber. You can also add in some peanuts if desire. Nasi Lemak is very famous for breakfast, lunch or even supper. A "must-try" food if your are a foreigner. you will like it!! How to make Nasi Lemak and sambal ikan bilis I ) Nasi Lemak Ingredients: 1 cup rice 3 screwpine leaves salt to taste 1 grated coconut Method 1. Clean the rice and drain 2. Squeeze out 2 cups of thick coconut milk with screwpine leaves. Add in salt. 3. If you desire, you can also add in some sliced shallots and ginger. 4. Serve this rice with sliced hard-boiled eggs, cucumber and sambal ikan bilis. One day if you come to Malaysia, I can bring you to try this delicious 'nasi lemak' Thanks and happy myLotting :)

Hi, wrong spelling... should be : all time favourite. Tks and take care!

If I can buy the materials , I will try to do it .It must taste well.Thank you that you always point my errors in english ,I like the friend who like you.You can point my mistake .If I have chance to Malaysia.I can go to visit you.You must to be my guider.

It is indeed a refreshing drink, I like it so much.Yes, it is good to take coconut drink when we have fever. It is believed can remove the heat from the body and get the body cooler. We also drink coconut water when we have chicken box, but I don't know why we need to do this. I also know nothing about the coconut water could have neutralise the medication. Hope Iriene can have some explanation here.

Dear gracefuldove, Great to hear from you, I really appreciate it very much! Thanks for letting us know that coconut water should not be taken with any medication..seems it will neutralise the medication. Oh yes, our fellow myLotter '4mymak' also did mention that coconut water is good for those down with measles..as your says even down with chicken pox also can drink - cooling!... All the best and do keep in touch!

Dear vingyan, Tks for sharing... Coconut water are alkaline, this will neutralise acid in our body. Thus build the body immune system stronger, that's why hopefully it can prevent H1N1 due to stronger body immune system. It is not a CURE. Regarding the neutralise effect on medication..not so sure, may be coconut water is an alkaline..therefore will netralise acid (if medication acidic type...must check with my neighbour - he is a doctor...hahaha, will keep you inform once I got the answer

PL. read in the first line - "I would prefer to have coconut water, instead of having other soft drinks"

Hi there! I fully agree with you that no artificial drink can beat the natural coconut water.I was not aware that it help in urinary tract infection too, thanks for enlightening me. Thanks so much for appreciating my response and for 'adding' me. Hope to participate in your future discussions and hope to see you in mine.

Dear dpk, Me toooo I just had a bowl of fresh coconut water..it is so refreshing, my mind are awake and I am full of ideas to response & comments at myLot..lol You have made a wise choice, you prefer coconut water than other drinks. Good decision, keep it up! Coconut water is natural, it is healthy for our body and reasonably priced. Drinking cola, gassy / frizzy drinks and other sweetened drinks are not healthy in the long run. We should watch what we eat and what we drink. I truly agree with you, drinking coconut water help our digestive system. I heard some myLotters also mentioned that coconut water are good for treatment of Urinary Tract Inflammation (UTI). Btw, how much does a whole coconut drink cost you in your city? I managed to find a reasonable priced coconut water seller stall, I bought it for RM2.50 per shole coconut....I am so HAPPY! Thanks for sharing, I really enjoyed reading your response..

Dear vingyan, Today is extremely hot, how I wish I can drink coconut water now..lol I must learn like you, buy some of the coconut from the supermarket and chill it in the fridge..but my Kelana Jaya Giant do not have... which supermarket you normally go...Carrefour?? I think last time they sell at RM1.99 or RM2.00 per coconut. Wow, homemade honey sea coconut drink..extremely refreshing...keep it up! Tks for sharing & let's chill out with the refreshing coconut water :)

Hi again, I think I bought the coconuts from Carefour , Mid Valley. it is cheap but of course it is fresh too. Forgot to tell you that during my trimester of pregnancy I drank quite a lot of coconut waters . As some one tell me, I think more than 1 person, drink coconuts waters is good for easy delivering and the baby is actually feeling very heaty in mummy womb. Hence the refreshing coconut waters can remove the heat for the baby. Of course don't over drink. Believe it or not, both my pregnancy is so smooth and my 2 babies came out easily and I didn't suffer very much during my natural delivering. You stay well and have a nice day.

Yes, I heard of the coconut water helps in delivering baby tooo.. I did not have a chance to do that, coz I don't fancy coconut water during my preggy.. just don't know why... but my aunt keep reminding me before my delivery, I better drink more... and it's not suppose to be chilled.. got to buy fresh..

Dear cwong77, Kuchai Lama, wonderful place!! My eldest sister stayed at OUG, Old Klang Road. There always got nice, reasonable & delicious food... So lucky to stay that area. Convenient to go to Megamall..lol Oh yes, my 2nd sister are not the 'technical' type, she don't even know how to use digital camera, or videos, CD player.. she only likes to eat, sleep and shopping.. Tks and take care!

Dear cwong77, You are so blessed with coconut drink everyday. It is so cheap to get 1 whole big coconut for only RM2.00...where to buy ..huh?? I am glad you are having healthy drinks everyday...keep it up! When you mentioned about the children song 'C-O-C-O-N-U-T' it really make me laugh. When my son are small / much younger, I used to put the audio tape inside my car cassette player. So we will on it whenever we are driving. The song it quite catchy and lively too! So, one fine day, my elder sister borrowed my car to work..she do not know how to off the cassette player, and the songs keep repeating..and COCONUT song ~ again & again, she said it makes her go crazy...... Tks and all the best!

I am blessed to have a wonderful mother.. and to get the coconut water, it's near the Kuchai Lama road.. the place I stay around here can get quite relatively cheap stuff though... and your sister don't know how to off or eject the cassette?

Dear Philip, Great to know that you enjoy the discussions. Yes, coconut is a natural gift, a fruit from an amazing tree! You are so lucky having coconut trees at your home. Hahaha, I understand why angry parents will scold their not obedient and useless son with that sentence...because every part of the coconut tree is useful.. 1) coconut flesh can be eaten, coconut water are drinkable 2) coconut leaves can make decorations for festival, the centre of the leaves can make broom, the trunk can be use as bridge 3) coconut milk can be cook, coconut oil etc..amazing! Tks for sharing..all the best & do keep in touch!

Its not like that you thought friend... It sounds funny in my language... May be the translation seems a little bit odd... Cheers

That comment has got to be a translation from Mal! I don't think one can be quite so cynical and sarcastic, and yet sound so poetic - all at once!

Hi, I am so happy to see you here, truly appreciate it The Thai fragrant coconut is the smaller one which normally wrapped with thin layer of plastic - sell in seafood restaurant. Tastier, sweeter and more fragrant. If you have the chance to go to Thailand, Pattaya make sure you try it there, the place where they 'smoke' it...fresh and 'unforgettable taste'! Thanks for sharing and do keep in touch!

Dear mikeysmom, Coconut is a fruit from tall palm trees that usually grow near the beaches, islands like Kerala (India), Hainan Island (China), the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Africa and many more... What I know was coconut water are alkaline..our body when having excessive exercise, stress, more meat diet will end up acidic which in turn make our immune system weak / low. So by drinking coconut water (alkaline) it will neutralise the acid in our body, thus will give a boost to our immune system..a strong body immune system will prevent H1N1.... It is not a CURE, but more of a preventive measures... From what I read on other myLotters responses..coconut water is also good for cooling our body (get rid of body heatiness), thus it is suitable for measles and chicken pox. Some of them said it helps during the third semester (trimester) of pregnancy ~ make normal delivery easy BUT do not drink too much - too cooling! Tks and hope to hear from you on my other topics too! Take care!

Dear mikeysmom, Oh yes, I need to add some information here. You can read the responses No. 6 & No. 19 in this topic, our two myLotters mentioned about coconut water are a good treatment for UTI (urinary tract infection)... you can have a look at their response. Tks and take care :)

Dear kmaram, Nice to hear from you again..it has been awhile since I last heard from you...I am so happy! Oh yes, drinking coconut water / juice is really good for our health. As you and many other myLotters from the Philippines also mentioned that coconut tree is called the 'tree of life' and it helps to treat the UTI. It is truly an amazing tree, a gift from God! You are so blessed, the Philippines have abundant of coconut trees and cococnut fruits... Tks for sharing and do keep in touch!

Dear zhuhuifen, Yes, since coconut are from palm trees and palm trees grows near the beach or on island....it is indeed very refreshing to drink coconut water directly from the coconut itself. Talking about it, I must by some tomorrow Btw, my father are from Hainan Island. He came here to Malaysia when he was 16 years old. Now he is 83 years old. He went back to Hainan Island twice. I have not been to Hainan Island but I have been to Beijing and neighbouring towns, also to Shanghai, Suzhou and Wuzhen. Thanks for sharing, I really enjoy reading your response. All the best and do keep in touch!

i have tried coconut water and very nice and you have 250 trees, lucky you.

Dear meapas, You are so lucky...WoW 250 coconut trees I am curious, who will climb the trees to pluck all the coconuts? I studied in school that coconut is one of the most useful palm trees, every parts of its have it usage / purpose / benefits...great creation! So, do you sell all those coconuts? Hmm..I must visit you one day, so can taste those freshly plucked coconut drinks!.. Tks for sharing and do keep in touch!

Hi Iriene and Klwheretogo, I am from Malaysia too. I never heard of H1N1 can be prevent by drinking coconut waters. I will tell this good tips to my friends and family... The cases of H1N1 is getting more and more and it is so worrying. It is better we take all the necessary steps to prevent catching H1N1.

Hi, My Malaysian friend...glad to hear from you :) Actually coconut water are alkaline... Our body immune system will be low if our body are acidic..therefore if we drink cococnut water which is ALKALINE, then it will neutralise the acid in our body..thus this will boost our body immune system...so it helps in preventing H1N1..it is not a CURE but a PREVENTIVE measures... Tks for sharing and truly hope to hear your views on my other topic of discussion..all the best & do keep in touch!

Dear endyxy1, Yes, especially on a hot day..by the beach... a great thirst quencher for sure! It can drink fresh or chilled, both ways are nice too Make sure it is not sourish..normally is natural sweetness.. It is good to have a glass a day to cleanse the body and to cool the heatiness in our body.. It can easily available in India, the Philippines, Hainan Island, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand.. Tks for sharing & hope to hear from you on my other topics

Dear James, You practice a healthy living by drinking coconut water whenever possible. Great job. Keep it up! My family and I enjoyed drinking coconut water very much. It is good for cooling our body from heatiness, for treatment of Urinary Tract Inflammation and some says good for normal delivery (drink during trimester of pregnancy, BUT do not drink too much...). I like the way you describe how the coconut seller flip and cut the coconut..very interesting Thanks for sharing and all the best!

Dear 4mymak, Thanks for the valuable information on coconut water. I never knew it is a good remedy for measles ~ I hope many myLotters here will learn the benefits that coconut water brings to mankind.. All I know is - if you felt heatiness in the body, go and buy fresh coconut water and drink. It is truly refreshing and great thirst quencher! Tks for sharing, really appreciate it..

Dear zhuhuifen, I was thinking of visiting Hainan Island too, since I am a Malaysian-Hainanese. I am so happy to hear that Hainan Island have plenty of coconut water. I think coconut trees grow well near the beach, on an island..I got to know from the myLotters here that drinking coconut water is cooling, good for measle & chicken pox. Even..myLotters 'vingyan & cwong77) said it is encourage to drink coconut water during pegnancy ~ during trimester..BUT do not drink too much.. according to them it will help for easy delivery! Wow, so much thing that I learn about coconut here... Tks for sharing and do keep in touch!

Dear agv0419, Coconut water is not the cure for H1N1 but more for boosting our immune system to prevent it...you are absolutely CORRECT! Coconut water are alkaline, if our body are acidic..our immune system will be weak..therefore drink coconut water to neutralise the acid in our body in order to strengthen our immune system.. Does this rare variety called macapuno taste better than the rest? Is it sweeter like the 'fragrant coconut' from Thailand? It is good that you even enjoyed buko salad. Btw..how you called coconut in Tagalog? So...the next time when I visit the Philippines, I can order coconut drink... Tks for sharing & hope to hear your views on my other topics. All the best and happy myLotting!

Dear bhargavoza, Thanks for sharing about the benefits of coconut water. Coconut is really a wonder fruit, it is very useful... Wow, it even have healing power to the scars?? Tks for telling me that...it is definitely helpful, no wonder some of the myLotters here said that people advise to drink coconut water when have chicken pox or measles. All the best and hope to hear from you again on my other topic of discussion. Happy myLotting

Dear tabatha, I'm sure that you will have the chance to try and drink the refreshing coconut water. If you go to any resorts in the Philippines, Kerala (India), Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia, they sure have but it will be pricey...because resorts / hotel always charge more! You can always get it at any restaurants or stalls.... If you come to Malaysia - PJ / Kuala Lumpur then I can bring you try some. On Wednesday evening near my house , there is this evening / night market (once in a week) will have one stall specialised in coconut water and sugar cane drinks! Thanks for dropping by and do keep in touch!