Coconut Products

The coconut palm is everywhere along Sri Lanka's coast, and very little of it goes to waste — the same harvest yields cold-pressed oil, milk, desiccated flesh and flour, each processed differently depending on what it's for, alongside coir fibre products spun from the husk for the garden and home. Cold-pressed, unrefined coconut oil keeps more of its natural aroma than the refined, deodorised oil most supermarkets stock, which is why it tastes distinctly of coconut rather than nothing at all. Check each product page for how it's processed (cold-pressed vs. refined, or unsweetened vs. sweetened) since that affects both flavour and how it behaves in a recipe.