Nata de Coco

Hi mimiang good day to you. I agree to you that Nata de coco was really good because like what you said, nowadays this food exported to other country especially abroad. Many people like this because of it's delicious taste together it's physical apperance. As I remember whenever my mother is making ''Salad''. She always use salad together with many kinds of fruit and the taste of our salad became really good. Then many taster of our ''Salad'' tell that it's really good to their tounge. In addition, did you know that making Nata de coco was really hard? Because you must restore it in a container with water and you must change the water everyday. To avoid the bad smell of it. As i remember when the time that my mother is making this kind of food, she really exert great effort everyday to make the taste of it good. Well, that's all the end of my response here in this discussion. By the way, did you try the cheap cost of Nata de coco in some street with the amount of two pesos? I always buy it when I'm young.

If I am not mistaken, Nata de coco is made from a bacteria and place them into water for a few hours or so. I can't remember exactly, but the process of making the nata de coco has been questioned for the cleanliness and the understanding on the maker about the process. I think that's why the export is going down.

Yes there was a time when the export of nata de coco boomed, unfortunately it lost it's momentum and the business eventually gave up the ghost. I have heard that one main reason was some of our exports were found to be contaminated and were sent back. This affected the exports and many companies folded tables. Nevertheless, it is known to be a very healthy food. I like it. have fun

I remember buying one big plastic bag of Nata de Coco in college because I saw many supplies in the grocery and they are selling it for a cheaper price, but right now I seldom see nata de coco in a plastic bag and it seems some supermarkets did not sell nata de coco in abundant supply anymore. Nata de coco is a sweet ingredient of any salad and it taste good if it will mixed with Buko Salad.

LOL! I love it also, and whenever I eat fruit salad or halo halo, I save them for last.. hahahaha. My boyfriend on the other hand hates it, so I get all the nata de coco for myself.. Sometimes, I even do jell-o with nata de coco.. I just love it so much.

I love nata de coco! It's not only healthy, but has some interesting technology (for microchips and acoustic plates) and medical applications (for burn victims), as well. Sadly, though a Filipino invention, Indonesia is now the leading producer, followed by Thailand and Malaysia. Since it's largely a cottage industry, the cost of the coconut concentrates and sugar required to make it, caused very low profit margins for producers. Various associations petitioned the Philippine government for subsidies, which unfortunately were not granted, causing many to close. The governments of Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia did not make the same mistake. Of the nata de coco produced worldwide, the Philippines produces barely 1% of those exported. What is produced locally, is consumed largely by the local market. Even sadder is that the grade A nata is difficult to produce, dependent as it is on the coconut harvest, as well as weather conditions. Monitoring such is difficult for a cottage industry to maintain. The few who do produce the grade A export it mainly to Japan and Europe. What is available locally are the inferior grades B through D, the latter being candied. Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand produce only grades B through C, though the Malaysian and Thai governments hope to change that, in effect, completely destroying the Philippines' only edge, minor though it is. The economic advantages nata de coco could have brought the Philippines as an export product, is apparently destined to go the way of the fluorescent light bulb. Pity.

Yes I remember that too long time ago. I never really learned to appreciate to eat it when I was young. It was some kind of rubbery feeling that is really hard to chew on. But nevertheless, I can tolerate eating it with Fruit Salads before. Now I am still not very fond of eating it but I can eat it when its mixed with salads or even the famous Zagu drink.

I remember buying one big plastic bag of Nata de Coco in college because I saw many supplies in the grocery and they are selling it for a cheaper price, but right now I seldom see nata de coco in a plastic bag and it seems some supermarkets did not sell nata de coco in abundant supply anymore. Nata de coco is a sweet ingredient of any salad and it taste good if it will mixed with Buko Salad.

I like nata de coco but I prefer kaong.. the nata de coco tastes good but there is the wierd feeling when you bite it. :-)