A coconut takes a full year to develop from a flower into a ripe nut. During this time the fruit of the typical coconut passes through 3 phases:
Coconuts are the fruit of the coconut palm, botanically known as cocos nucifera, with nucifera meaning "nut-bearing." The fruit-bearing palms are native to Malaysia, Polynesia and Southern Asia. They are now also prolific in South America, India, the Pacific Islands, Hawaii and Florida.
On our last day in Vietnam, we booked a quite affordable Mekong Delta day trip from Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City. We went with low expectations, because how could a tour costing $10/person and including lunch make money without luring us into potentially dubious pay-as-you-go attractions? Certainly a tour like this would not touch upon the physical and human geographic principles so beautifully illustrated by the confluence of history, culture and nature in the Delta as craved by a nerd like myself.
Provides an abundance of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and fiber. (See coconut nutrition for more details). Promotes, Sustains and Restores Health
If you could only have one food in the world, what would you pick? My choice would definitely be coconut (Cocos nucifera). If the coconut is a young green one, then you would get water out of it that is loaded with electrolytes and jelly to eat. If the coconut is hard and mature, then you would get coconut milk and meat out of it
Coconut (Cocos nucifera) belongs to the Palm family (Arecaceae). Grown in abundance in Malaysia, Polynesia and southern Asia, Spanish explorers named the cocos - meaning 'grinning face', because of the three little eyes on the base which they thought resembled a monkey.
For soap making purposes there are several types of coconut oil. The stuff I buy has a melting point of 76 degrees. This is the most commonly available kind and the preferred type for soap making. There is also a coconut oil that has a melting point of 92 degrees and another that is “fractionated,” meaning that the long chain triglycerides have been removed, leaving only saturated fats. I have not tested this recipe with either the 92 degree or fractionated oils, but it works well with the 76 degree type.
Tet Holiday is coming soon in Asia. In Vietnam, we usually eat many kinds of jams in these days. One of them is Coconut Meat Jam (Mứt Dừa). It comes from many stunning Vietnamese Dessert Recipes. My mom are preparing for making this dessert for my family. It is the great combination between coconut meat, sugar and milk. When my mom brings this jam to serve guests visit my house in Tet holiday, they totally fall in love with it.
Good morning class. Please pull out your notebooks and a pen and let the raw fun begin! Today we are talking about an ingredient that is widely used among the raw world: young coconuts.
