Which is the best canned coconut milk?

Answer 1

Goya. The one that you usually use to make pina colodas. Also very good on toast.

Answer 2

This question was in the latest issue of Cooks Illustrated Magazine, as it happens. Here was their basic answer about Coconut Milk:

For soups and main-dish cooking: Chaokoh Coconut Milk

For desserts and sweets: Ka-Me Coconut Milk

FYI: Pina Coladas are generally made with Cream of Coconut, which is entirely different from coconut milk, and equally different from coconut water. All can be found in stores, and none are really good substitutes for the others.

Answer 3

Being a former chef and into Thai and Malaysian cooking, any one is good, you just jave to find one you like, when you open it and the cream is on the top, I generally remove that and use it as my cooking media, and then stir to mix the rest, I use it in currys, soups, sauces and desserts, try making rice pudding with half coconut milk and evaporated regular milk, it is a different taste and texture, there is somehing called coconut water or gelle, it is not to be mistaken with the milk, which is not milk it is the meat ground and processed with water to extract the fat anf rich flavours.

Answer 4

I haven't tried the canned, I tried the box kind one time when I couldn't find fresh coconuts and found it too milky like, I find the best thing to do it stick to the fresh when possible. Nothing beats fresh coconut for recipes.