How to open a coconut?

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Shaggy, nondescript at first glance exotic fruit has recently gained popularity among domestic consumers. Many used this nut only as a source of airy white chips, which are extremely in demand in the confectionery art. Meanwhile, coconut is in no way inferior in terms of useful and nutritious properties to its tropical counterparts. What are the benefits of coconut? First, it quenches thirst well. Secondly, it contains a lot of vitamins and substances needed by the body. Thirdly, coconut oil is an indispensable product in the cosmetology industry. If the properties and areas of application of this fruit are not a secret to anyone, then the question of how to open a coconut remains open for many. So how do you choose, apply and crack this tough tropical nut?

Coconut contents

Perhaps, for many now it will be a discovery that the fruit of the coconut palm cannot simultaneously contain all threefamous components: juice, milk, pulp. The fact is that each of these products indicates the degree of ripeness of the fruit. So, a young coconut, which is no more than six months old, will become a source of pleasant-tasting coconut water. As the fruit ripens, the clear liquid turns into milk. And at the final stage of coconut ripening, milk turns into white juicy pulp. As a rule, mostly ripe fruits arrive on the shelves of domestic stores. Therefore, we can most often afford to enjoy only the tender pulp of a coconut.

How to open a coconut

Who ever tried to get to the contents of this unusual fruit, I think, will agree that coconut is a product for quick-witted and patient diners. Nature carefully sealed her gifts under a reliable layer of shell. And in order to cope with the armor of a shaggy nut, it is necessary to perform the following steps in a strictly defined sequence:

1. We find three dark spots on the surface of the shell (the most vulnerable places of the coconut). If you want to enjoy coconut juice or milk, then cracking the nut is not necessary. It is enough to make a hole in the shell and insert a drinking tube. To pour the contents of a coconut into a glass, you have to pierce all three marks on the nut.
2. In order to know how to open a coconut correctly, you need to learn how to find the vulnerable zone of the nut. We determine it by eye. We find the line of the circle, equatorially located a little higher to the nose (closer to the dark "eyes"). With the blunt side of the knife, we confidently hit the intended line several times. A transverse crack will appear on the coconut. Inserting the tip into the resulting gap, split the nut in half. You can simply unscrew the coconut by firmly holding two opposite parts in your palms.

How to use coconut pulp?

So, you know how to open a coconut, and you can easily get to the fragrant pulp of an exotic fruit. Now you need to learn how to use it correctly. For example, you can make coconut milk. To do this, the pulp is poured with hot water. After a while, the chips are squeezed out. We get a liquid in the form of a white emulsion, which in all tastes corresponds to natural coconut milk. However, it is worth noting that the fat content of such a drink is 20% (information for those who are on a diet). But coconut flakes for those who count the calories they eat will help moderate their warmed up appetite, dulling the feeling of hunger.