Copha

Thank you to all who sent in responses!

u don’t have a macquarie dictionary. the national dictionary. well. i conveniently have it next to me on the shelf because every day, i talk to ppl who use words i don’t understand on icq :) or elsewhere.

‘copha: n. a white waxy solid derived from coconut flesh used as a shortening in cooking; coconut butter. Also, copha butter [trademark]’
Fuzzi

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Copha-cobana….. hahahah

Copha is basically solidified coconut oil… mostly used in Australia for the perennial favourite Chocolate Crackles….
-Gavern

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Well I work in the dairy department at my local Coles, and we have Copha there – you will probably find it in the same place you find butter and margarine, it’s in a white paper wrapping.

It’s not a liquid, it is in fact a solid and comes in a cube (hence the paper wrapping, like blocks of butter). I believe it is some form of vegetable oil extract – it feels quite waxy and greasy. I think it is just sold as a solidified cooking oil.
-Wade

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Yeh, Copha is used for cooking… usually get it blocks of identical size to Butter… Should be available from any supermarket…

It’s solid, though yeh, you wouldn’t want to use it for cooking without melting it first… not sure if it would be liquid at room temperature, but I’m guessing so since it’s supposed to be kept refrigerated :)

Uhm… I think from memory you have to use Copha when you make chocolate crackles :D
-zero

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