Raw Food Tips: How to Open a Drinking Coconut

A drinking coconut, also called a young coconut or thai coconut, is one of the staples of many raw smoothies – and pretty good to drink on its own.  I get comments every time I take one to the checkout, though, and everyone keeps asking me how to open them.  There’s not a lot out there on how to open a drinking coconut, though, so I thought I’d put together a quick guide.  If you buy a good beginner raw uncookbook, you may find a few different ways to open these – this is the one I found easiest.

What a drinking coconut looks like:	Step 1: cut away the husk
Step 2: Expose The Shell in a circle	Step 3: Pierce the Shell (Tip: stand it in a bowl to catch the liquid)
Step 4: Twist the Knife. The shell will naturally crack open in a circle.	The shell’s much thinner than a mature coconut
Step 5: Pull the ‘lid’ open	Step 6: Ready to drink
See how soft the flesh is?  Like Jelly, and tastes nothing like desiccated coconut.
	You can eat the coconut flesh straight, or blend it with the coconut water to make your own fresh coconut milk.

Happy drinking!