Cuttin’ Coconuts Ain’t Easy
One of my favorite things about Guadeloupe is drinking coconut water straight from the source. It’s tasty, refreshing, and fun to drink to boot. Indulging in this delicious treat usually goes as follows:
1) You find a coconut man or a friend with a palm tree and a machete. This person will chop the coconut just enough to make a small hole that provides access to the coconut water. I recently tried cutting my own coconut for the first time. It’s hard…and scary. I think the 1 Euro I pay the coconut men is well worth keeping me FAR away from any machete.
2) You drink said water, usually by hoisting the coconut in the air with your mouth on the machete-made opening. You can also drink it with a straw; it’s less messy but definitely not as fun.
3) You give the coconut back to the man (or machete touting friend). The coconut is then cut in half allowing you to eat the coconut flesh.
4) Throw the coconut back in the coconut truck or wherever your machete touting friend tells you to put it (they may be your friend but they still have a machete).
Hooray! You’re now a happy camper.
u? a machete? i immediately got nervous…lol…please continue to let the man do it for u. jus so i can rest my lil mind & get some sleep @ nite instead of worrying if u have lost ur hand, or fingers, or both..lol