The unusual taste of a tropical nut with a light aroma of vanilla, delicate milk and crispy pulp attracts the attention of exotic lovers. They learned to use it for making cream, butter, and chips. It is included in the diet of gluten-free and keto diets, and is well suited for sports nutrition. And coconut milk has become an excellent alternative for allergy sufferers who experience reactions to animal protein. Having amazing properties, coconut has a beneficial effect on human health.
Today, exotic nuts can often be seen on store shelves or at the market. But many people avoid buying it because they don’t know how to handle it and prefer to buy ready-made ingredients. However, if you learn how to peel a coconut yourself, you will get a natural product without industrial additives, and you will also save money.
How to choose a quality coconut
In order to bring really high-quality and ripe fruit from the supermarket, it is important to follow some rules when choosing:
- Inspect carefully. The shell should not have dents, holes, cracks or rotten areas. If there are any, it will be quite easy to recognize them - “milk” will flow out of the coconut.
- Shake lightly. The liquid does not occupy the entire volume of the coconut, so its presence will be clearly audible. If there are no sounds, the coconut is most likely dry inside.
- Smell it. Even through a thick layer of shell you can feel a light, fresh aroma. If you notice an unpleasant odor mixed with rot, it is better to refrain from purchasing.
- Examine the "eyes". The three characteristic dents on the side of the coconut should be clean, without mold or rotten areas. Attention should also be paid to the color of this place - the shell here, as a rule, is a little darker.
There should be no dents, holes or cracks on the coconut shell
How to Open a Coconut Using a Knife by Draining the Water First
This method is used most often.
One of the three eyes of a coconut is always softer and thinner than the others. Often it is also larger than the other two. Find it and pierce it with a knife, awl, nail or corkscrew.
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If the peephole does not budge, place a selected object against it vertically and hit it with a hammer on top.
Drain the coconut water into a clean container.
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In order not to hold the fruit, you can simply lower it onto the glass with the hole down and leave it for a while.
Then split the coconut in the same way as described in the first method.
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