additional notes: I think I may have just discovered something based on the absolute ANCIENTNESS of some of my coconut teas. We all know coconut is one of the worst tea agers. However, I think even if coconut goes rancid quickly, when it gets even older than the slightly-not-fresh, even after the rancid phase, enters a sort of tasteless grace where it doesn’t really taste rancid anymore – the coconut might fade completely, or even taste okay again? Maybe this is crazy. But I will definitely keep this in mind for future coconut teas. This now tastes like mild coconut….the faintest hint, not really old… definitely not rancid.
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Love the accidental experiment here!
Here’s my extremely unscientific theory….I think it may depend on how well-dried the coconut was to begin with. Teas I’ve tried with coconut that was crispy-toasted fared better over the long haul than those with less dried, flaked coconut (more like you’d buy for cooking). Feel free to debunk that! :)
oh, I like your theory, gmathis! Though for me it seems like it would be tough to tell if it’s toasted or not within the tea…
Interesting!
I think you can tell if it’s toasted by the color of the coconut bits. Toasted will be tan/brown and untoasted is white.
At least the coconut wasn’t rancid!
Love the accidental experiment here!
Here’s my extremely unscientific theory….I think it may depend on how well-dried the coconut was to begin with. Teas I’ve tried with coconut that was crispy-toasted fared better over the long haul than those with less dried, flaked coconut (more like you’d buy for cooking). Feel free to debunk that! :)
oh, I like your theory, gmathis! Though for me it seems like it would be tough to tell if it’s toasted or not within the tea…
Interesting!
I think you can tell if it’s toasted by the color of the coconut bits. Toasted will be tan/brown and untoasted is white.
At least the coconut wasn’t rancid!