Coconut (Coconut ) is a drupe. In other words, this is a stone fruit, which is very close to apricots, cherries, cherries. It relates to the department of angiosperms. Its name is translated from Portuguese as "monkey." This can be explained by the fact that three small depressions can be observed on the peeled coconut, which make it look like the face of this animal.
Southeast Asia is considered his homeland. A lot of coconut trees in Thailand, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and the Philippines. They grow best on sandy shores, but they can also grow on some other soil. Coconuts can be bought all over the world. They are quite popular, although you can not find them in any house. Surprisingly, many still have no idea how to eat coconut. Why is this amazing? Yes, because everyone knows him, but many tried only his nougat in sweets or something else, and they don’t know how to handle fresh coconut.
Almost all residents of our country are absolutely sure that coconut should be brown and shaggy. In fact, this is not so. The bottom line is that such coconuts are overripe. Those people who live in places where there are coconut palms never eat such fruits. Of these, it is customary to make coconut oil, and sometimes they fire a bonfire. What makes young coconuts good ? They have more vitamins, they contain more juice, and their nougat is softer and sweeter (although it is less).
Coconuts come in many varieties. They can be elongated, oblong, oval, the color they are yellow, green, brown, orange. The amount of juice inside the fruit depends little on its size.
Before talking about how to eat coconut, it is worth mentioning that it can be consumed in different ways. It can also be used for other purposes.
How to eat a coconut
The issue is complex and multilateral. There are many ways. Some of them are very original. How to eat coconut? Let's look at the most basic options:
1. Just chop it in half and eat the pulp from the halves. Of course, the juice before this will need to be decanted through a special hole. How to split it? All you need is just a few times in a row to hit him on something solid. You can also use some heavy object for this. For example, a hammer. Eating the flesh from the halves is very convenient with an ordinary spoon. Young coconuts can be cut into pieces with a cleaver - so the halves will be more accurate.
2. Make two holes in the coconut, pour the juice through them into a glass and enjoy this delicious drink. A hole can be made with any sharp and durable object.
3. You can make a small hole in the coconut (a little more than a matchbox), insert a straw into it and drink juice from the resulting “glass”. When the juice is over, through this hole you can use a spoon to eat all the flesh.
4. Coconut can be cut into rings. They can also be cut into several parts. Cut the crust is not worth it, since with it they look much more interesting.
I hope you now understand how coconut is eaten.
Where else could it be useful
It is used in cosmetology to create various creams, balms and other things. Many women believe that his milk perfectly moisturizes the skin, and also protects against wrinkles.
Walnut is used in cooking for the preparation of various sweets and pastries. Its pulp is often present in sweets, where it is often the main ingredient. Sprinkle cakes with coconut flakes . Modern industry even offers shavings of various colors.
If you still haven’t eaten a real coconut, then by all means buy it. Of course, it is very, very difficult to buy fresh fruit in our country, however, those coconuts that are sold here are also delicious.