How are you supposed to eat coconut?

[Pale Rider]

I bought a small pot of raw coconut chunks from Tesco.

The pot was in the sandwich section, so I thought it would make a lunchtime snack.

But how are you supposed to eat it?

The chunks are about the size of sugar cubes.

I've tried chewing two, but am rapidly losing the will to continue.

And another thing.

Is raw coconut good for me?

I tend to think nuts are - in moderation - provided they have not been roasted in oil.

 

[Sara_H]

Coconut is meant to be wrapped in chocolate and eaten in the form of a bounty bar.

 

[RyanW]

Man up and chew down!

I have eaten half a coconut before with no ill effects (Other then a sore jaw), but with most nut/fruit a guess too much will give you a bad stomach...

 

[Saluki]

Coconut is meant to be wrapped in chocolate and eaten in the form of a bounty bar.

+1. Everybody knows that!

I find that I tend to eat one bit of coconut, when ever Hubster takes it into his head to bring one home from Asda or wherever, then I chew it for an hour or so and remember why I don't eat it, unless it's in the form of a Bounty.

 

[Fnaar]

Miss Goodbody is a fan of the hairy nut, and never misses an opportunity to chow down on some.

 

[Markymark]

Coconut is meant to be wrapped in chocolate and eaten in the form of a bounty bar.

...and spawned the most frequent lie told on holiday by the holiday reps - "This is where the Bounty Bar adverts were filmed"

 

[welsh dragon]

1. Remove from the wrapper.

2. Throw coconut in the bin..

3. Buy a twix instead.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

With a knife and fork of course.
The real question is how to eat a mango over a keyboard, with dignity.

 

[mybike]

I bought a small pot of raw coconut chunks from Tesco.

The pot was in the sandwich section, so I thought it would make a lunchtime snack.

But how are you supposed to eat it?

The chunks are about the size of sugar cubes.

I've tried chewing two, but am rapidly losing the will to continue.

And another thing.

Is raw coconut good for me?

I tend to think nuts are - in moderation - provided they have not been roasted in oil.

Ah, Tesco. I don't use them, but in superior shops the coconut has been with other, sweeter fruit which makes it palatable and a balance is achieved.

 

[Aperitif]

Tried putting lime with it? Harry did.

 

[Keith Oates]

When I go out on long rides with a group in Manila we regularly stop at a roadside fruit shop(s) that has coconuts and other fruits. With the coconuts we first of all drink the liquid inside then eat the 'flesh' straight from the shell and it makes us good for quite a few more kilometres. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[lee1980sim]

Is not a case of... Place in mouth, chew, swallow... Job done

 

[Dayvo]

Liquidize it, add cream, pineapple juice and ice, and ENJOY!

 

[classic33]

Coconut is meant to be wrapped in chocolate and eaten in the form of a bounty bar.

Plain or milk chocolate though?

 

[Dayvo]

Plain or milk chocolate though?

Yes.