When is the tropical fruit coconut usually ripe and on the market? Is there any ingenious way to open it?

Friends who have been to Hainan, Taiwan and Guangdong must be no stranger to tall coconut trees and sweet and succulent coconuts. Do you know when it usually matures and goes on sale? Is there any ingenious way to open it?

I. the basic situation of coconuts

1. The origin of coconut

Coconut, also known as cocoa coconut, is a tall tropical woody oil crop with tree-like plants. it is native to southeastern Asia, Indonesia and the Pacific Islands. at present, it is mainly distributed between 23 °S-23 °N in Asia, Africa and Latin America, the most in the equatorial coastal area. The main producing areas are the Philippines, India, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and other countries. It is cultivated in the islands of southern Guangdong, Leizhou Peninsula, Hainan, Taiwan and southern Yunnan.

two。 The value of coconut

The pulp and juice of coconut contain a lot of protein, fructose, glucose and vitamins, such as tonifying spleen and kidney, diuresis and detumescence, clearing heat and relieving thirst, eliminating chancre and repelling worms. and coconut medicine can also treat body fluid deficiency, ringworm and bayberry sore and so on. In addition, the comprehensive utilization of coconut is very high. Coconut meat can be used to extract oil, eat raw food, cook, make milk, make cookies and candies, etc., coconut water can be used as drinks, coconut fibers can be used as carpets, brushes, etc., and coconut trees can also beautify the environment, make building materials, and so on.

3. Coconut classification

There are two kinds of coconuts, the high species and the dwarf species. The former is the commercial coconut with the largest planting volume in the world, which usually begins to bear fruit in seven or eight years, and the economic life span begins in 70-80 years, while the latter generally begins to bear fruit in 3-4 years, but the oil content is lower than that of the high species. The economic life span is only 30-40 years.

Second, when do coconuts usually mature and come on the market?

For friends who like to eat coconuts, it is best to be able to eat coconuts that are on the market in that season, so we should know clearly about the time when coconuts mature and go on the market.

1. The number of buds of young coconut trees is smaller than that of adult trees. Generally speaking, the number of buds is the most in May and June of the year and the least in November and February. It takes a year from fertilization to fruiting.

two。 The leaves of tropical light-loving crops can blossom and bear fruit all year round under the conditions of high temperature, rainy, sunny and sea breeze. Although leaves are available all year round in Hainan, they are the most delicious in July and August every year. Friends who like to eat coconuts or those who can go to Hainan in July and August should not miss it.

What is the ingenious way to open the coconut?

Coconuts with sweet and juicy fruit are not so easy to eat, and the hard shell takes some effort, so the editor of Xiaofeng Tuliu.com teaches everyone the ingenious method of opening coconuts, and interested friends can try it.

1. Drill holes in the coconut: place the coconut on a strong, unbreakable surface, then find a soft eye (or chisel one with a nail or hammer) and insert it with an awl sharp object, and then drink it directly with a straw or pour it out for cooking.

two。 Knock on the coconut: there is usually a centerline above the coconut, which can be opened by turning and tapping the coconut along the centerline. Be careful not to knock on your own hand.

3. Baking coconut: after drinking the coconut juice, you can put it in a 180-degree oven to bake 15min or so, which can separate the pulp from the shell, and remember not to put the leaves with juice into the oven, otherwise it is easy to explode.

The above is for everyone to introduce the coconut market time and coconut open method, like to eat coconut friends do not miss the best eating month oh.