See how many coconuts there are in this tree!
Everyone knows about coconut water and meat… but, even they are very popular in the world, a coconut has another SECRET that is super cool and DELICIOUS!!!!!
Have you heard before from a coconut apple?
Let me tell you a little story about the coconut…
Once there was a tree that produces coconuts, a coconut-tree! The coconuts in the tree were small, but over a few months the coconut will be ready to fall. (In that stage everyone likes to drink the coconut water) But luckily not all coconuts get eaten and people do forget about the coconut on the floor and the coconut gets brown. The next stage of the coconut is to grow a tree, when the tree is a few inches tall the monsterest beast comes and picks it up and grabs a machete…
The Monster with a machete and a coconut!
So when the coconut tree is a few inches tall, the coconut water (Which was in there before) is now sponge! This white spongy material is called the coconut apple. It is delicious to eat, is very sweet and tastes like coconut water! The meat inside turned into oil, which many of us use for cooking!
Tips
* If you want to use coconut oil you should process it first…(that’s the best way)
* When the tree is a foot tall the sponge isn’t good to eat anymore…
* When the tree is about one centimeter, the coconut apple is good to eat, but there may be still some coconut-water in there…
* Another way to eat coconut is to grill it on an open fire, and sprinkle it with sugar and cinnamon.
* And enjoy!!!
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- Tip: Grill your coconuts!
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- They are so yummy with sugar and cinnamon!
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- Cracked coconut by the Sea!
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- Coconut Apple…
Coconut fact…
Did you know a coconut tree can produce around 75 or more coconuts per year?
( that’s a lot of coconut sponge! )
This one definitely has an apple inside.
And this is the end of the coconut story!
*** Pictures are taken by Olivera Rusu and Louke van Noord***
Thanks for all the coconut information. I like coconuts the best when grilled with sugar and cinnamon!
Wow Louke! I love your coconut story!!!! My favorite part of the coconut is the water… it is so refreshing!
I decided just today to start drinking coconut water for two weeks straight!! Thanks Louke for this information! ??
The grilled coconut sounds fantastic! Hope I get to try it when we are there next week!
Hmmmm. Sitting in Germany right now and not a single coconut tree around!! ;-(
I became completely nuts of the coconut story . 😉
Well done Louke !
Mooi verhaal Louke ?
Lovely storie Louke. I’ll like to know about the nutritional values of the coconut.
Thank you for your report.
Awesome story about the coconut! Lots of info we didn’t know. Paul and I would love to try grilled coconut when we come in March! Thank you for posting in your blog!
Coconut water and oil seem to be all the rage, and you are that one of the few girls who actually has coconut trees in their yard.
Since you are such an animal lover I thought you might not know that coconut oil is now being uses for so many things in the animal world. It’s the new fish oil. They have several books about how you can use it for animals on Amazon.
I enjoy reading your blog very much.
Well, thank you Louke, I didn’t know that happened to a coconut! Very informative and well written article!
Intriguing story, Louke! Quite surprised you can tell us so much about coconuts! X
Great article and photos! On a trip to Turneffe Atoll (Belize), the boat captain showed us how to peel a sprouted coconut stem with a knife and then eat the meat inside of it. I liked it even better than the coconut apple. It tastes similar to macadamia nut.