This Saturday I went to the farmers’ market to get produce for the week. I bought as much as I could carry, but couldn’t find anybody selling Thai basil, so I decided to check out Jay’s International Grocery, which is relatively close to my house. It was very exciting; there were lots of things I couldn’t name, and I got a giant bunch of basil for under $2. Also, frozen samosas, and coconut juice. I wanted coconut milk to make mango sticky rice, but I didn’t see any.

I thought coconut juice might be the same thing, but now I don’t think it is. It looks clear in the picture on the can, and according to the nutrition information it’s fat-free and fairly low in calories, which is definitely not the case with coconut milk! It does have a lot of electrolytes; I see from Wikipedia that coconut water (which I assume is essentially the same thing) has actually been used for intravenous hydration! I think I’ll consume it via the alimentary route.

Also - and I swear I am not obsessed with reading nutrition information - I think the Nutrition Facts on this can might be a little off. It claims that a serving is 1/2 cup, and that the can contains about 2 servings. It’s a 14-ounce can, which sounds to me like 3.5 servings. This makes me a little concerned that they just slapped a sticker on a package that’s not actually approved for sale in the US, but I will drink it anyway.

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