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Wasn't sure where to post this... so decided here was ok!
I am going to Perth in a week or so for some work and when I was over there earlier this year - I couldn't for the life of me find any young coconuts!

I know there are some Perth natives on this forum (Jen, Joss) I wonder if they might know of a secret supply and point me to its whereabouts!

Would be most appreciative as can't imagine a week without them and don't think you are allowed to bring fruit into WA!

merci,
JLK.

Hi JLK,

I don't know about coconuts in Perth - if I remember right they are not to be found. Hopefully that has changed.

It is allowed to bring coconuts into Perth though. I called quarantine last year to check about sending coconuts to Jen. We had discussed it here and were worried it would be restricited. All was well though!

Cheers,
Sheryl

Joss,

Do you know if young Thai coconuts are available in Perth?

Cheers,
Sheryl

i'm from perth n i havnt seen any here for ages.....i wuld love to know if ne1 has found a gud source here too.....i loooooooove them soooooooo much! :wub:

Its great to see some new Perth posters on here!

After coming back from my recent trip, where I indulged in young coconuts in Port Douglas,  I am going to start the hunt seriously in Perth.  I am going to find some dammit!  I will search every asian grocer, high and low. They must be somewhere to be found.   The coconut, pawpaw, banana smoothie I had was good enough to commit huge amounts of effort in searching!

Young coconuts are worlds apart from old dry ones.

Well, it was unexpected, but the search didnt take me long!!

I was in Farmer Jacks supermarket in Subiaco today and I found 2 young coconuts for $2.99 each !!   If that was not enough excitement..  when I got to the register, they rang up at $3.99 each,  and so the lady gave them to me free because they have been rung up on the til at the wrong price !!

2 FREE young coconuts to one very happy Perth shopper !   

I am going to try to have a chat to the fruit&veg section manager next time and ask them to keep a regular supply for me.

x  x 

oh man....thats soooo cooool :mellow: lucky u....2 free coconuts!
did they have nemore there jen? i havent had a chance to start my search.
em

Unfortunately they only had 2 left, and I snapped up both of them!
WHere abouts in Perth are you greatmate?

i'm in the south perth area....kensington to b exact..
do u live in Subiaco?
i think i will have a little look around myself today...
wish me luck.
em

You must be only a hop and a skip away from Joss,  she lives there too !

Yup I live in Subiaco.

Good luck on your 'nutty search!

good news! I've found some too! There is an asian grocer on Newcastle street in northbridge i think no. 358. They had a few there n i think they get them regularly. i took 4 n i think there r about 4 left. i'm so excited about this! i have heaps of recipies with young coconuts n now i can try them all!!!

its gud to hear that im near to more rawfood interested people. -_-

Perth is the new hot bed for raw foodists from what I can see. We have Perth person number 5 visiting in a one month period. How wild is that! Now we just need to set up another picnic soon!

Raw Aussie who has posted here a year or so ago is over here for a holiday right now but will be home sometime in May. And there's Jen and UrbanForager, and Katie and Simon! WOW! Add these 5 to all the excitment happening over there and who knows what will happen!

Sheryl

Thats absolutely fantastic!  I cant wait for the next Perth Picnic  :)

(do katie and simon post on here?)  x

Not yet - but they are recently back from a trip around the country and beyond and will be soon!

Cheers,
Sheryl

hello perth people
what a great town[ my fathers family are from there] I am pretty sure coconuts would grow in nth west aus? Rockhampton is the supposed southern boundry in QLD.I have seen coconuts with nuts on in Bris. Select trees around Maryborough and Hervey bay are conistent,mainly Malay dwarf trees[a different species] they are smaller and not as much juice[less than 1/2 ?] but are easier to get at -_-,you can stand on your car and get at most of them.I think some one sooner or later will do some breeding work on these to get strains suitable for more southerly locations-I hope.anyway I know of a litte ripper in childers if anyone would like to try growing one-better near the beach. We all should whack afew in and see what happens.....

Wow!
We can get young coconuts in perth! thats fantastic! are they organic? any ideas?

(and hi jen! were here now lol... better late then never! hehe)

I think northbridge is the closest to me (im in bayswater) ... so ill have to check it out! Thanks for the great info guys!

luv kt
xox

I've never seen organic young coconuts from overseas.... even in the USA they are rare, and only found in specialty mail order websites for $5 US.

You can however source wild and organic Australian Young Coconuts... you have to open them yourselves though - they don't come as shaved white domes!

Cheers,
Sheryl

PS Only the Thai young coconuts have that sweet sweet taste.

Wow! your quick to reply Sheryl  ^_^
Thanks for the great information (and everything else :) )

Luv katie
xox

hi katie,

northbridge is def the place 2 go 4  young coconuts. i've been there twice n both times they have been well stocked. i cant remember the exact number but its in the 300's...near an intersection....n its called trans emporium.
em -_-

Thanks Em  ^_^
I'll have to check it out... do you know if its near the lotus resturant (cooked vege resturant)? i think thats on james street tho...?

luv kt
xox

no i dont think so. it's def newcastle street....past the back of aberdeen st carpark near tafe...near the turnoff to the freeway...not v good with directions. lol...they r in the phonebok under asian grocers or something similar.
now that i have a mental picture in my head i'm on auto-pilot when i drive there!
let me know how u go...it's worth it.
em

Ah! Yep i know where u mean.. awse! ill check it out :)
thanks for ya help.. ill let u know how i go :)

Katie
xox

On the topic of young coconuts....

Yesterday I went to TransEmporium and bought a carton of 9 young coconuts for $15 !   I kept 2, and took the remaining 7 into my class, and got my students to hack them open and try them, as last week I had been talking about MCFA's and antifungals etc.  They loved them!   Most of the students loved the young water on its own, and the jelly meat on its own, instead of when we blended them to make a creamy drink. It definately is three different tastes, depending on how you have your coconut.

Mmmmmm can't wait babe  xx

This seems to have been a really successful way to find young coconuts, so I want help finding some other things in Perth. I'm looking for:
oat groats, kamut and spelt grains and wheatberries. Any ideas?

Hey FreedomB -  go to Healthy Valley Organics, Drynan st, Bayswater,  ...    or Manna Wholefoods, South Tce, Fremantle,  they have all those things there.

Thanks Jen, but I was in Manna last Monday (as I am most weeks -_-) and I couldn't find them. Maybe I should just ask? If not, I'll definately try Healthy Valley Organics.