The many faces of coconut

19th January

I have always known that you may use coconut for various purposes, mainly in kitchen and bar, but I’ve learned a few new neat tricks here in Goa!

After a day in the blistering sun you may ask a friendly local to climb up to the tree and pick up a tender coconut for you. After opening it with a big kitchen knife or machete you may zip the coconut water in the shade. The water tastes kind of like a salted cucumber with a coconut flavor. 

Then slice up the coconut and make yourself “a spoon” and you may carve the flesh from inside.

Dry the shell in the sun and you may use it later in the evening for smoking out the mosquitoes. This really works! 

Here are also pics of my new buddy; a cute little puppy called Tiger aka Gilbert. As he is so unbelievably goofy I renamed the dog first day I met him to Gilbert, which name has now stuck to this poor fellow. If I could take him home I would do it in a heartbeat!

As I cannot do that I have promised to sponsor him with flea collars from Finland:D