Every timeCoconutDuring the harvest season, shopping at the market can always find good coconuts.However, coconut shells are very hard, and it is not easy to drink coconut juice within a few minutes. Eating the coconut flesh is also the same.In fact, it is not difficult to open the coconut shell, a small knife can easily open the hard coconut shell.After drinking coconut juice and eating coconut flesh, what can be done with the remaining coconut shell?Here's how to use coconut shells, and learn new tricks together.

Can coconut shells be eaten?

Have you heard of this?DurianCan the shells be eaten?The smell of durian flesh is pungent, but the taste is good, and the most important thing is that the durian flesh is very nutritious.Since seemingly un-breakable durian shells can be used,boilingto make soup, can coconut shells also be used to make soup?

Generally, no one will think of eating coconut shells. Hard coconut shells are not paired with “companions”, so we usually drink coconut juice and eat coconut flesh, and as for coconut shells, they can be discarded directly. Of course, you can also DIY various small toys and ornaments.

According to Wikipedia, I'll also tell you a method for buying coconuts based on appearance. When buying coconuts, you can look at the coconut skin. If the bottom of the coconut is white, the coconut is fresh. If the bottom of the coconut is brown, it is an old coconut.

Besides looking at the coconut skin, you can also look at the coconut shell.If the coconut shell is complete, it can guarantee the quality of coconut juice and coconut flesh. The more complete the coconut shell, the fresher the coconut is.

The medicinal value of coconut shells

Generally, no one uses coconut shells to make soup or drink. But in fact, coconut shells also have some medicinal value.If necessary, coconut shells can be ground into powder. If the skin is itchy, you can try sprinkling a little powder on the itchy area.Of course, if you accidentally include coconut shells when boiling soup, it's okay. Just wash the coconut shell.

Coconut shells also have several benefits.

Coconut shell can be used for "gua feng" (wind dispelling), which can be used withEggsetc. Coconut shells can also be used. Isn't it interesting?Coconut shells can also relieve pain, discharge, relieve itching, and promote urination. The main component is lignin.

If you have muscle or bone pain, you can boil a few pieces of coconut shell, then cook and drink some wine to warm up and sweat. However, this is also a folk remedy. If you are not feeling well, it is better to see a doctor.In fact, coconut shells can also be made into ointment, and applied to areas with scabies, which can also have a relieving effect.

What can be made from coconut shells?

After eating coconut, coconut shells can also be used to make various things.Make small flower baskets, make lanterns, and you can also make a string of small beads with handicrafts.The Buddha beads you buy on the street may also be made from coconut shells. But to make the coconut shells so smooth, you still need to use some tools. It's a bit of a hassle to make.

It's very convenient to make flower baskets or lanterns with coconut shells. Let's get the coconut shell lantern recipe. You don't need to buy a lantern for Mid-Autumn Festival.

Materials: 1 coconut shell, several LED lights, a short piece of wire, 1 switch, 1 stick, waste paper or cardboard, coarse sandpaper, drill, watercolors, etc.

Steps:

1. Completely clean out the coconut meat inside the coconut shell, and use coarse sandpaper to smooth the outside.

2. Print the patterns you want to engrave on the coconut shell on white paper, and stick them on the coconut shell. Use a drill to make holes at a basic uniform distance, and outline the shape, then color with watercolors.

3. Connect all the LED lights in parallel, and leave two wires for each positive and negative pole for connecting the battery.

4. Arrange the button battery, wrap it tightly with a relatively hard copper paper, and connect the wires of the LED lights with glue.

5. Put the LED lights and battery group into the coconut shell, and use a cardboard box with a circular lid to fix the wires, and open a small hole in the middle to fix the wires.6. Drill a hole in the mouth of the coconut shell, and insert a wire to fix it. Tie a line to the wire to hang the lantern.7. Decorate the stick with colorful paper, and make a hole at the front, and insert the line into the hole to tie it.

8. Fix the switch on the stick with transparent tape.

9. Drill a hole in the bottom of the coconut shell, and insert a hanging wire.

Use transparent tape to fix the switch to the wooden stick.

Make a hole in the center of the bottom of the coconut shell and insert the string.

How to open a coconut

How to open a coconut shell to drink coconut juice in summerDrinking cold coconut juice in summer, sweet and delicious, can also go around the market to buy a coconut. The coconut juice is more delicious and nutritious.However, whether in real life or in TV dramas, seeing the coconut shells is always unbearable.Is it really necessary to throw a coconut onto the ground and smash it?

It's not elegant to do that.If you don't have tools but want to drink coconut juice, then throwing it on the ground is also OK.

However, if you have a small knife, you can easily open the coconut shell.1. It's more convenient to eat coconut at home.

First, cut along the fibers of the coconut, and the 3 holes on the surface of the coconut will be exposed. Then use a knife to scrape one of the holes, and the coconut will "break through", insert the straw and drink happily.2. If you want to drink coconut juice, I suggest you bring a knife with you.After picking the coconut, you can use a knife to pry open the coconut at the top, and then pull it down.

How to peel the coconut flesh inside the coconut shell

After buying coconut and drinking coconut juice, do you still want to eat the white flesh inside?Wouldn't you be disappointed if you couldn't eat it?Although the flesh is not very delicious, it can be used to make soup. This white flesh is actually coconut flesh, which is also very nutritious.Of course, if it's a young coconut, it's usually just for drinking coconut juice.

But the problem is, the coconut flesh inside the coconut shell is too sticky, and it's difficult to pick it out with your fingers.What are the good ways to quickly get the flesh out?Come and see.

If you want to preserve the complete coconut shell, you can put the entire coconut shell into a potBoilBoil for about 20 minutes, the flesh will be cooked, and it's easier to scoop out the entire flesh with a spoon.

Or directly useMicrowaveto heat, this is the simplest method, you can easily eat the flesh, and it's also good to waste no coconut.