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Question by Nicki
Submitted on 11/7/2003
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Is there anywhere in the UK where I can buy "Copha", available easily in Australia' which is a clear shortening used in cooking, especially to make chocolate crackles (chocolate krispies?)


Answer by Mark
Submitted on 12/6/2003
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Copha is derived from coconut oil. I know Germans have an eqivilent called Pamir (meaning from coconut). Perhaps that may be found in the UK??

 

Answer by Anne
Submitted on 5/30/2004
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Cookeen (available from waitrose) sometimes does the trick, especially for crackles.  You can get copha from the Australian gift shop in Covent Garden, London

 

Answer by Lyn Ratcliff
Submitted on 10/11/2004
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Tesco have solid coconut cream, I wonder if that might be very similar. I have a recipe which also calls for copha, and I hope to try it, using the tesco one. I think I might try it using half quantities, though as I imagine it to be very sweet, and I may be the only one eating it.

 

Answer by bloochipchic
Submitted on 10/26/2005
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I've not found anything here in the UK that does the job like copha. I tried  'Cookeen' types of stuff which are ok at best, but Cookeen is fat and tastes like fat. So combine the taste of fat with sweets and the whole thing just doesn't quite sit right.

 

Answer by Australian food buyer
Submitted on 9/11/2006
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You can no longer buy Copha from the Australia Shop :(

 

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