Young Coconut

We opened our first young coconut today! It was hilarious! At first my boyfriend wanted to throw it on the ground to open it and I caught him just in time! We got onto YouTube and watched a tutorial. After that it was easy. We don't have a cleaver but a large knife was just fine. We scraped out the meat in one scoop with a rubber spatula and poured it along with the water into the blender and made a smoothie. Yum!! I discovered on one of my assorted fruit and vegetable hunting trips that the local Asian markets have young coconut for a dollar and change, whereas Whole Foods had them for almost $5! Ouch! We buy most of our fruits and vegetables in the International District in Seattle because there is a wide variety and low prices. I hope this helps anyone looking for young coconut! Ciao!