Oil extracted from coconut meat, solid at room temperature and liquid when heated. Popular in tropical cuisines and valued for its high smoke point and distinctive flavor.
From Spanish 'coco' (grinning face, referring to the coconut's three holes) and Old French 'oile' from Latin 'oleum' (oil). Coconut oil has been used for millennia in tropical regions but gained global popularity in the 21st century.
Coconut oil is unique because it's one of the few plant oils that's solid at room temperature due to its high saturated fat content! In traditional Pacific Island cooking, coconut oil was so valuable it was used as currency, and different islands developed distinct methods for extracting it.
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