Best Mexican Products

Mexican Deli, Inc. at 2711 Broadway (bet. 104th & 103rd) has a few authentic items but not a huge selection by any means. They make they're own authentic mexican soft corn tacos and tamales on Saturday and Sunday. Probably only worth a visit if you live nearby on the UWS.

http://maps.google.com/maps/place?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=mexican+deli+inc.+broadway+nyc&fb=1&gl=us&hq=mexican+deli+inc.&hnear=Broadway,+New+York,+NY&cid=5072288524087317145

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Where to get fresh mature coconuts?

Whas up killer food mavens. I need help. Is there a reliable source in Manhattan for fresh "mature" brown colored coconuts? Not to be confused with young coconuts for drinking and the thin meat inside.

The coconuts I've gotten from Whole Foods, Westerly Market and the Amish Market have mostly been rotten inside. The water is rank and not sweet and after cracking them open the meat has already separated from the shell and is bitter and rotten.

I haven't tried Fairway yet. Perhaps there's a place in Chinatown?

Any recommendations would be GREATLY appreciated.

By the way, I use the thick coconut meat to make fresh raw coconut cream with my Green Power/Green Star Juicer. Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqkRkwJB1Q8
the juicing part is at 4:36

Some tips. Make sure your coconut meat is room temperature. Once you make the cream mix it with a little raw unheated honey and it will last in the fridge for a week. It will have the consistency of hard ice cream but it's still good to go.

Warning though. Even though this stuff is mad tasty it's highly detoxifying. So eat in small doses or you might get nervous, depressed or fidgety.

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Amish Market
240 E 45th St, New York, NY 10017

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3 best farmer's markets in Manhattan?

Greetings friends. I would love to hear people's top 3 farmer's markets in Manhattan, besides the one at Union Square. And while you're at it, 3 of the best from the other boroughs.

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Salt

Boy, I really got what I asked for. Thank you guys and gals for such nuanced answers and comments. This thing called the "internets" still blows my mind.

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Salt

I would love to get a rip roaring discussion about salt. Two specific points I'd like to see discussed:

1. Salting techniques before, during and after cooking
2a. Pros/Cons between average table salt, kosher salt, sea salt, rock salt salt grinders, etc.
2b. And is Celtic sea salt any better than French sea salt?

Personally, I like using kosher salt for cooking. Somehow it flavors food better. Also, can anyone tell me the French perspective on salt? It seems the food is always perfectly salted at any good french restaurant.

Of course, the chinese are good at this as well. My dad always said that if you needed to put salt on chinese food, you're in a pretty bad restaurant.

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How long will my duck fat last?

Thanks Caitlin. I actually took it out of the fridge, formed it into a log, wrapped it in wax paper and put it in the freezer.

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How long will my duck fat last?

How long will the drippings from my roast duck last? Should I store it in the fridge? In the freezer? I'm saving it so I can fry other things in it like french fries or fried chicken.

Going further...why is it that duck fat and goose fat are such wonderful cooking lards but chicken fat isn't. Is it just a matter of quantity? That being there's not as much left over grease from a chicken as there is from a duck or goose.

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How long is old wine good for cooking?

Damn, I had no idea this forum was so active. Thank you all for a kick-ass discussion on this subject.

Just curious...how long does it take, roughly, for red wine to turn to vinegar. I've been aging some red wine in hopes that it will "turn" for about 6 months and it's still not close to vinegar.

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How long is old wine good for cooking?

How many days do I have to use red wine after opening it, for cooking? How long for white wine?

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