Coconut has a specific taste, for which many fell in love with this tropical miracle. Coconut pulp leaves no one indifferent! Various dishes and drinks are prepared from coconut, and even used in cosmetics. But not everyone knows how to properly cut a coconut.
Ripe coconuts have a very thick skin, a real impenetrable shell. You need to know how to properly cut a coconut to enjoy its pulp and milk.
An in-shell coconut has three eyes, one of which must be pierced. It's not that hard - just use a knife or knitting needle. Is the hole made? Time to shake the milk out of the coconut. By the way, the older the coconut, the less milk it will contain. Coconut water eventually turns into coconut milk, then into pulp.
Now it's time to take on the hammer. Wrap the shell with a towel or a bag so that you don't litter the entire apartment in the process.
Break the coconut shell with a hammer. Usually, the shell separates from the flesh easily, but there are times when the flesh adheres very tightly to the shell. Here you need to take a knife and carefully separate the coconut pulp from the shell.
When all the shells have been removed, the coconut must be peeled from the brown skin. This is done with a knife or vegetable peeler. Although you do not need to peel the pulp, because it contains a lot of dietary fiber and nutrients.
