We love these fresh, ivory, cone-shaped beauties. You can find them in almost any supermarket or wet market here in Hong Kong and are especially welcome in the sweltering heat.
Not only are they refreshing but they are actually good for us. Rich in lauric acid which is known for being antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and boosts the immunity. The water inside is full electrolytes and natural sodium so great for dehydration.
In other words its any mothers miracle food.
Take your young, fresh coconut, lie it on its side and with a sharp knife cut off the top of the husk on the cone shaped part to remove all the fibres until you see the hard coconut shell. Once the shell is exposed, take your knife and with the bottom part of the blade tap it to break through the hard shell and once cracked, slide your knife around to make a hole.
Its easy peasy . Olivia loves opening them and sipping out the sweet, cold coconut water - she calls it her cocktail.
Once emptied you can scrape out the flesh and use in smoothies.
Waste not, want not!
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