2. Smash
it on a rock or use a machete to crack it open.
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| Stay far away when Steph wields the machete |
3. Drink the water. Slurp as noisily as possible, otherwise it will dribble down your chin.
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| The water doesn't taste as good if you pour it into a cup. Drink it straight from the coconut. |
4. Consumption
Option 1: Use a pocket knife to slice out pieces of the inside. Eat until your
jaw gets tired of chewing. Consumption Option 2: grate the coconut to make coconut milk, and prepare coconut rice or cookies or bean stew.
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| A "ralador" is a little bench with a grater on the end, used to shred the coconut. When it's sufficiently mutilated, you can strain water through the pieces to extract the coconut milk. |
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| My dear friend Lona, ralaring coconut |
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| My dear friend Leah, ralaring coconut. |
Feel free to compare Lona and Leah's techniques, and constructively criticize.
5. Save the shell to store garlic, borrow lit charcoal from your neighbors to start your stove, or make a coconut bra.
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| A kitten fiercely defends the saved coconut shells. |
haha! I certainly hope that you have a whole set of coconut bras by the time you return! For a minute there I was excited because it seemed that you had painted your fingernails! But after careful observation, I see that those hands belong to Leah. What does ralaring mean?
ReplyDeleteI'll have a whole coconut ensemble! Even galoshes! No, I have not painted my fingernails lately, even with little smiley faces. "Ralar" is the Portuguese verb that means "to grate a coconut" and I converted it into an English word by putting ing on the end.
ReplyDeleteHey Steph:
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you're getting ready to eat the guitar in that photo.
Are they feeding you alright?
Gene Roman
Mom's BC Pal