How is Coconut Milk Made? - From Farm to Cans! Mini Documentary

This video was the most fun shoot I've ever been on! My brother Art (who's the camera man) and I went on an adventure to find out how coconut milk is made in Thailand, from how the coconuts are grown, all the way to how they package it into the cans that you buy half way across the world. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I did making it, and I hope the information is interesting!
Special thanks to the Thai Trade Centre Vancouver for sponsoring this video and making all the arrangements for this trip. And thanks also to my brother for the great camera work through Thailand's summer heat!
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About Pai:
Pailin “Pai” Chongchitnant is the author of the Hot Thai Kitchen cookbook, co-host of a Canadian TV series One World Kitchen on Gusto TV, and creator and host of the KZbin channel Pailin's Kitchen.
Pai was born and raised in southern Thailand where she spent much of her "playtime" in the kitchen. She traveled to Canada to study Nutritional Sciences at the University of British Columbia, and was later trained as a chef at Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in San Francisco.
After working in both Western and Thai professional kitchens, she decided that her passion really lies in educating and empowering others to cook at home via KZbin videos, her cookbook, and cooking classes. She currently lives in Vancouver, and goes to Thailand every year to visit her family. Visit her at hot-thai-kitchen.com
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HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note: If you have questions about this video, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel. Thank you for watching!

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I loved this! You should have your own show

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Hi Love your show. How about fish sauce or a Tamarind farm. Thanks

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[@thaicoco7590]

Thank you Khun Pailin for visiting our factory! It was lovely having you here. We are glad we were able to show you the process of how coconut milk is made and where one of the best namhom coconut water comes from.

[@iSugarHeart]

Wow it's awesome you agreed to a video i get to learn how its made =D thank you greetings from ireland

[@inlikeflnt]

So generous of you to let’s us in, thank you very much 🙏🙏

[@JustineAdlong]

I'm going to look for your products! What a beautiful place...all the bright greens on the water. Thank you 🙏

[@falcoskywolf]

I loved seeing the whole process- that river journey seemed like a beautiful trip!

[@FrazerHatyai]

Thankyou for alowing her access to make this video!

[@leilaniaki344]

I am Hawaiian and I love the shoot of the coconut, we called it sugar baby!

[@mstrshkbrnnn1999]

Hearing and watching that coconut crack right before the 8 minute mark was so cool lol

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I know these videos don't get as much traffic as your cooking videos but Good LORD I REALLY love these videos for some odd reason.

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I know.. such a shame! This was such an informative and entertaining video. I loved it... especially the adventurous river boat ride...lol

[@monsieurx6053]

7:56 that coconut in the middle just cracked by itself

[@thitirathjj]

WOW, I did not notice that. Cool!

[@monsieurx6053]

Thitirath Joongjai I noticed it by the sound... Haha

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Good eye!

[@monsieurx6053]

Pailin's Kitchen OMG! I noticed it by the crack sound

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Good eye

[@alicia38prado]

This Thai cooking channel is my absolute favorite. Thank you so much for keeping it simple

[@marianoen3158]

those coconut are enormous !! , just imagine coming back from the bar drunk and the coconut falls on your head . priceless

[@cummiestcat]

Omg the boat scene was my favorite!! I love the traditional mode of transportation especially with THAT scenery!

[@Phoebetheboss]

Had to like right at that scream on the river, and had a good laugh when you went under that bridge tunnel thing!!

[@Kyrmana]

This was so professionell it could have been aired on tv 😄

[@a.ced.2052]

Came for the coconut milk and I stayed for the ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL scenery

[@therealsocialgadfly]

I so agree with you about Thai coconut being the best. When I buy coconut water to drink, I only buy something that states, "Imported from Thailand", on the label. And yeah, you really can tell the difference.

[@YummYakitori]

Marc Caldwell I’m from Southeast Asia (Singapore) and I do agree that Thai coconut water tastes better, and more refreshing than say, Vietnamese coconut water (which tastes more artificial for some reason even though I’m drinking the water directly from the fruit). Malaysian coconut water tastes pretty good as well but they are not widely available outside of the country or region. Singapore is pretty small so we don’t have enough land to produce our own coconuts 😅 Coconuts in our country are almost always imported from neighbouring countries

[@cHemon]

It angers me that these innocent people and thousands others in Thailand will be in trouble because of an unfair accusation by PETA and retailers in the UK leading to a ban on Thailand’s coconut products .

[@emalinel]

Oooooooooo this was such an interesting video! Id really love to see how shrimp paste is made. Or tao jiew or any other Thai fermented product of your choice :) Thanks for the videos as always!

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I wish I could give this video more than one thumbs up it is that good

[@combatmako]

Again, a Thai Food Processing Plant as clean as can be!! Most Excellent! Thank you ! ✌️❤️😁

[@MarcoTheMediterranean]

Pai, I’m so proud of how far you’ve come! I’ve been following you since the beginning and to see your growth as a chef and KZbin star is so incredible. Thanks for being an inspiration! Also this video is awesome!

[@nutritionalyeast704]

5:06 made me laugh. 🤣🤣🤣 what an amazing video! You are an incredible host.

[@ashleylim6186]

I’ve eaten coconut products my whole life but I never knew how they were made. I learned so much from watching your video. Thanks for making it!

[@spritals]

I was so excited to find your work!! And I was just about to comment on how much I just learned on you bai makrut video and my KZbin is set to auto run. So now I’m in coconut milk and guess what? I’m not going anywhere and not going to change auto run as I get to go back and watch them again!, you are a fabulous teacher!! Thank you!

[@deepaksarvaiya2250]

Superb video. Excellent English speech and equally beautiful you are. Very nice video.

[@sh3n3ng]

when i was a kid, my grandma would go to the jungle in the back of our house get a coconut from the tree peel it herself then make it into coconut milk by herself and then cook us some curry, thinking back it was incredible how much she could do all that before dinner.... now the jungle became a random warehouse and i buy coconut milk from supermarket ....

[@bell1435]

What a beautiful video, it should have million views!

[@joannestanley8478]

I LOVE coconut. I'm going to make my first batch of coconut rice today. It will be the first time I used coconut milk. So I enjoyed this so much. Thank you.

[@2loveyourneighbour]

Very enjoyable explanation. She is an excellent presenter.

[@fredanderson7952]

This video is fantastic, so informative. Thank you!

[@shacheb]

I grew up grating the coconut on a box grater and then adding water and squeezing the milk out. Your documentary was great and very informative. Thanks for sharing.

[@NiisiM]

7:56 that coconut randomly decides to crack haha

[@colleenjohnson7662]

Yes lots of fun...and adventure indeed ❤️❤️❤️

[@minortriad]

this is like a total in depth video on coconut milk production. you're becoming like a journalist/reporter

[@ZC94601]

Soooo beautiful to watch. I bet this ladies are underpaid for such a meticulous and hard work.

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I cant believe i watch it till the end lol great vedeo!

[@MalinaCC]

This is an awesome video a super informative! I love the funny/unplanned bits...makes the video much more funny and relatable!

[@jennan124]

Nice to see how cartons are different from canned

[@niccopernicus8966]

Always great to learn where food comes from and the people and culture involved. Great video! Thanks

[@mianone7486]

I cant express how much I enjoy your videos. Once again it was amazing to follow you on your adventure. Thank you!!!

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I love this new format you’re doing these days. As much as I enjoy watching you cook in the kitchen, these mini docs really showcase your talent as a host. This is a great video, humorous and educational.

[@Paj21Kat]

ohhh do more of these! fish sauce, curry paste, oyster sauce,

[@broccolifan6971]

The farm is beautiful. Beautiful farm, beautiful and healthy produce like coconuts. I think the "rabbit" grater has metal teeth blade. Kinda resembling rabbit's long front teeth. Many animals have long front teeth but calling it rabbit is cute. White rabbit scrapes off white coconut meat. Very interesting knowledge about coconuts, the farm and factory. Thank you for doing such beautiful documentary video.

[@R.Williams]

Kinda looks like a bunny tail to me!

[@elliottmanning]

My Uncle Rex had one of these on the Sugar Plantation, we used it to make graded Coconut meat... Aloha

[@mchaoster66]

You are so delightful to watch. Thank you for this especial coconut video.

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This video is so awesome and waiting for next one.

[@AnzanHoshinRoshi]

Thank you, Pailin. This is very interesting.

[@andywilson5509]

Absolutely fascinating, Pai! Thanks so much for making the video!

[@cailingli7283]

I just realized you liked most of your viewers’ comment. Thank you for making such amazing and informative videos and taking your time to respond to your viewers in such a personal way. You are an amazing, humble and sweet person. I look up to you a lot. Actually, I own a restaurant and used one of your recipes from your book for our menu. It did pretty well. Thank you.

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I love it that you are showing the upward process of the ingredients you use for cooking. Its good for anyone who loves cooking not only know how to cook, but how the ingredients that we use are made! Keep it up!

[@faithjoy9638]

Thank you Pailin for so many great recipes and informative and educational videos. Your passion of Thai cuisine and culture have inspired me to cook more of Thai food in my kitchen . Love you 😘

[@Mishin108]

Thank you for the great video. What a fun, informative coconut adventure.

[@luluzyz]

looks like paradise over there

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As a thai,I thank you for this lass!! You make our thai thing looks more beautiful!! ชอบการที่ใส่ภาษาอังกฤษด้วยครับ!! เยี่ยมมากครับ ชื่นใจเลย👍✨

[@jimboyduque9726]

I really love this vadiobecause i love coconut

[@johnclark707]

More interesting stuff, thanks. And you're right, the sights & smells of nature can't be beaten. Good for the soul.

[@Lovespeace99]

I’ve always loved your videos from Thailand especially when u cook in the backyard of your Bangkok home😍❤️

[@amysoukchaleun5590]

Thanks so much Pailin for sharing this amazing process; it was very educational.

[@professorkiwi]

Love this. Very educational. I remember my mother using one of those sit down coconut graters. Thank you!

[@Aya-bk5zv]

indeed,coconut is a tree of life 🌴

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Perfect, very instructive and very professionally done, thanks Pai !

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Very informative video. Thank you!😉

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Thank you for sharing 🙏

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Beautiful.....Educational, Interesting, Very well presented. Excellent.. 😍

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I absolutely love this new thread of videos you are developing.

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This video is great! I learned so much and I didn't expect the coconut plantation to look so beautiful and serene

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I found myself "ducking" also!!!! Enjoyed this video very much.

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[@dawnrobbins5877]

Thanks for the beautiful tour. I had no idea how coconut groves were designed or the harvesting procedure. I will think of this video every time I use coconut milk. 💗

[@peterstang]

Very informative experience there watching you go through the whole plant to see how the coconut juice gets into the cans. Thank you very much Pai.

[@scottanthony1616]

Thank you Pailin for sharing, very interesting process, thanks again.

[@zakuradragon]

I learned so much from this one video! Thanks for sharing Pai!

[@derekq1643]

Fascinating documentary! Fantastic job! i enjoyed it, thanks! 👍

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Thank you!

[@kundandhayade5301]

I'm from India 🇮🇳, watched ur video u gave me best information on this coconut milk topic.ur very butiful I love you.

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That was just fantastic, such a beautiful place you lucky girl.

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I'm happy I found your channel! I love Thai food and Thai culture.

[@meenap9269]

What an amazing video! Thank you so much Pailin! Every time I use coconut milk I am going to appreciate it that much more because of this very informative video! Awesome!

[@Lovespeace99]

Coming from coastal India we use a lot of coconut in our dishes. Thanks for sharing this awesome video👍🏼It was great watching about coconut milk processing.

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I burst out tears

[@NickDrinksWater]

Sounds very hydrating

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I just love these videos!! So interesting to see how all these ingredients are made.

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This is an excellent video! Thanks for sharing it with us.

[@CrystalNung]

Loving these mini documentaries Pai!! ❤️

[@godschild5785]

Hi Pailin, thanks for making tis informative video. The coconut farm looks great!

[@mustheurgist9134]

Totally love your sharing Pai, you kinda represents our southeast Asia countries in food industry. Here in Malaysia we glad to have someone like u who introduced our culture to the world..in facts Thailand and Malaysia do have similarities in cuisine. The using of same ingredients but with a different cooking methods totally makes Thailand and Malaysia like a siblings.

[@mustheurgist9134]

RebeccaBlackVirus I think you should go down to history more..long ago northern part of the Malay Archipelago is also a part of Thailand. There's an old kingdom of Langkasuka where Kelantan (Malaysia) is also part of it. There's an assimilation between these two kingdom. There's also similarities in culture and foods. Long ago when Peninsular Malaysia was a world trade centre, traders from Thailand, Filipino and Indonesia would come for trading and some of them stay here for good. That's why I said we're like siblings .for we share similarities in many ways. If you look up in a world map, Malaysia is a centre for countries around her. Correct me if I'm wrong. No offence here.

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So graceful; I love to learn about one of my favorites, the coconut! 🌴

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Thank you Pailin, this was very educational n interesting. 🙏❤️

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Wow, this was fascinating! Your videos just get better and better. Thailand is now definitely on my bucket list! 🇹🇭

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ขอบคุณครับ I really enjoyed this video. Always happy to learn more about Thailand.

[@romaniwijesiri7977]

that was amazing to see. loved the family plantation and the green algae river. as always refreshing to watch. miss eating and drinking coconut. i use a similar tool to the rabbit but mine is clamped to the kitchen bench

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Sooo interesting! Thanks for showing this!

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So educational! Just amazing to know how it is done.

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Love this video and your commentary! Pls make more of these type of videos 🙌💛

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really loved the farm and your travels along the river systems.

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Wow, what an extraordinary video! Thanks so much for taking us on a road trip! Kudos!!!

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Completely love it! I can not imagine the huge amount of work that taked you to create this little documentary about coconut milk. Really well worked through. Thanks for bring this kind of información to you suscribers. By the way, your enegy is really beautiful in every single video. Greetings from Colombia.

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Karen Maritza Quintero Diaz you're so gorgeous

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Loved this video!! I really loved the boat ride and that they do things in the traditional way. Such skills are a treasure and will hopefully allow them to remain independent. Thanks so much. I will see if you have more videos.

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Love this mini documentaries on the sources of some of our fav food

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Oh god I just love your videos 😍This was so interesting

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Hi another great video... Some things to put on your list.. Drinking water, and the best bottled water, also the best soy milk and rice milk. Im sure everyone would be interested. Thanks have a good day

[@lydathai1106]

Thanks for showing us about coconut farm

[@angelasegarra2339]

Thank you... such a beautiful thing to see. Very educational about some of the practices. Lol.. I'd probably sound like you going through the farm. I'm such a city person.