How to: Coconut scratching stool
Coconuts are a way of life here in Vanuatu. Eat them, drink them, milk them, cook them, they are delicious is all of their different shapes and forms. This video focuses on the milking side of things.
Coconut milk is used heavily in local cooking by scratching out of the inside of brown coconuts, adding water, then squeezing out with the hands. But to get a nice finely scratched coconut, you need a scratcher. I’ve been asking around for a while about where to find these scratching stools, but no luck. Many people have offered to make me one, but I decided to take it into my own two hands and get busy on a sunny Saturday morning.
See how it turned out and get in touch if you need any tips on how to make your own. Needless to say, the milk is now flowing, sans-air miles, sans-BPA poisoning, sans-pollution, sans-expensive.. con-deliciousness.