How to open coconut green:

1, put the cleaned corkscrew on the relatively soft place of coconut green.

2, hold it steady and rotate the coconut green left and right to open a mouth.

3, pull out the corkscrew and clean the residue inside the coconut green.

4, insert the straw to drink coconut water.

5. Hold the coconut green steady with your left hand and grab the chopper with your right hand.

6: Use the chopper to cut 4 cracks above the coconut green.

7: Break open the shell of the coconut green.

8: Remove the coconut meat.

Coconut green, also known as green coconut, has a shorter fruiting cycle than yellow coconut. Coconut green is a young coconut picked when it is not yet fully ripe, and the coconut juice of coconut green is more heat-quenching and refreshing, with the effect of clearing away heat and quenching thirst, diuretic and swelling, and skin care.

1, clearing heat and quenching thirst. Coconut green taste slightly cool and refreshing, can effectively clear heat and quench thirst, and can improve the dry cough without phlegm, lung heat and other symptoms.

2, replenish energy. Coconut green is rich in potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, sugar and protein, can be used to improve vomiting, diarrhea or dehydration after strenuous exercise, when people drink some coconut green water after strenuous exercise, can produce fluids to quench the thirst, relieve fatigue, and replenish energy.

3, diuretic swelling. Coconut green coconut juice is rich in potassium, magnesium and other minerals, can correct dehydration and electrolyte disorders, diuretic effect of swelling.

4, skin care. Coconut water is rich in vitamin C, not only good for the body and mind, for the skin and skin care role, insist on washing your face with coconut water can effectively remove acne, black spots and other phenomena, due to strong antioxidant activity, but also be able to shrink pores, so that the skin to maintain a smooth, hydrated state.

5, nutritional value. Coconut green is rich in fructose, protein, fat, vitamin C and calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sodium and other minerals, is a quick-acting energy, quench the thirst of natural fruit.

Difference between coconut and coconut green:

1, can be distinguished from the appearance of the characteristics of coconut and coconut green, coconut green skin is green, which also corresponds to its name; coconut skin is dark yellow, so the coconut is also called coconut yellow.

2, coconut is picked after maturity, is the old coconut, some people call it the coconut king; coconut green is picked when the coconut is not fully mature.

3, coconut green is tender coconut, so its juice and meat is more tender and delicious than the old coconut, you can use coconut green to stew things or make sugar water, dishes. For example, sweet coconut flakes, coconut jelly, coconut green horseshoe milk dew, coconut green steamed meat crab and so on. The coconut juice of coconut green can be freshly drunk or used in soups, such as cantaloupe sago dew with coconut juice, coconut green stewed snow clams, etc.; the flesh of coconut is thick and creamy, but the juice and flesh of coconut are all relatively light, and it will be more sweet and refreshing after roasting it over the fire. You can also make coconut meat into coconut cake, coconut rice, coconut, shredded coconut and other delicacies.

Other ways to eat coconut green: Coconut green to freshly picked fruit is the freshest, the flesh taste is also the most creamy, the flesh is generally thin and thick, compared to the old coconut (hairy coconut) is more suitable for the production of coconut jelly, coconut chicken soup. Because the meat of coconut green is not particularly old, so it can be used to squeeze coconut juice or cooking, such as coconut green horseshoe milk dew, fried coconut green with melons, steamed meat crab with coconut green, etc. Coconut green meat is crispy and chewy, and it's very tasty. And coconut green juice, in addition to fresh drink, is also a good ingredient for soup, the sweetness of the soup itself to add a lot of color, like coconut green stewed chicken, coconut green stewed shark's fin, coconut green stewed clams and so on. Capable cooks also play a not bad creativity: it will be used instead of stock to dip chicken, fish slip, etc., chicken, fish meat absorbed the sweetness of coconut milk, fragrant but not greasy. Coconut green baked rice is like pineapple baked rice, with the shell as a marigold, fragrant, or Thailand's Phuket's famous food it, have the opportunity to go to visit must eat authentic to be addicted.

I, coconut chicken soup. Coconut and chicken stew to eat, on the spleen and stomach tired, weak limbs, weak people can play a certain role in tonic. In the book have seen: coconut in the addition of winter melon seeds can diarrhea lung fire, clear and complementary yellow ears can neutralize the warmth and dryness of coconut, suffering from cold cough eat some coconut, can play a cough, phlegm role, so we can see that the coconut is indeed a dual-use medicinal and food products.

Main ingredients: 2 fresh coconut green, 1 chicken, 1 piece of ginger.

Making steps:

1, the coconut surface brushing clean, with scissors mouth slightly turned to open the hole.

2, pour the coconut water into a bowl and set aside.

3, with a small hammer to crack the coconut (remember to put a piece of cloth on the floor Oh, do not break the floor tiles ~)

4, carefully use a knife to peel off the coconut meat (find yourself a suitable tool can be).

5, the side of the meat paste shell with a paring knife will be clean.

6. Wash and cut the coconut meat into strips.

7. Strain the coconut water through a strainer.

8, pot of water open into the cooking wine will be chicken skinned and washed and chopped large pieces of spare.

9, the coconut meat, chicken into the soup pot, put the pat loose ginger.

10, pour coconut water.

11, then add the appropriate amount of water.

12, set the gear to the beautiful soup gear 2.30 ~ 3 hours.

13, time is up, season with salt can be.

Two, coconut jelly. Coconut jelly is actually coconut jelly packed in a coconut!

The fish glue (fish glue, is extracted from the fish bone gelatinous material, the main ingredient is protein also contains 18 kinds of amino acids, children can eat Oh) add coconut milk, green coconut milk and milk to increase the aroma of coconut milk, and then add a little sugar to increase the sweetness, there is a sweet Q pops of coconut jelly!

Notes on eating coconut:

(1) Coconut milk has a short shelf life. If the coconut is opened, it is better to drink it within 2 hours.

(2) Coconut should not be consumed with seafood. The ingredients clash and are easily digested.

(3) Don't eat sweet potato coconut, too sweet, easy to get fat.

(4) For friends with poor liver or liver disease, it is not suitable to drink coconut. Friends with eczema should not drink coconut.

(5) People who have strong fires in their body should eat less coconut to avoid fires.