If you like our coconut cream pie or the fig quinoa listed below, you might wish that there were one ingredient that was easier to get a hold of. Both call for freshly shaven coconut, and this is a pain to make. It is such a great ingredient though, so I must show you a good way to make it rather than showing you alternatives.
Introducing the kudkuran... a dangerous torture device from the Philippines. It is a small bench that you innocently sit upon and then BANG! out of nowhere comes a razor sharp blade between your legs. I was trying to find a picture to prove to you that they exist, but alas, in this information age, you can not google a single one. This is likely because they don't want you to know they exist... kind of like booby traps - they wouldn't be of much use if people knew where they were. You've got to believe me though. Half my family comes from there. I've seen these things myself.
In any case, though sitting on one of these things is still a bit scary even for a seasoned pro, if you know what you're doing the kudkuran can also be a very handy coconut shaver. And, if you set aside a few hours and you have enough free freezer space, you can buy several coconuts at one time, shave them all, and measure out one cup per ziplock bag and freeze them. If you do that, the coconut cream pie changes from a very arduous task to a wonderfully quick and easy last minute desert for when unexpected company come demanding to be impressed by your culinary skills.
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