Why you should be obsessed with coconut water

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I surely am! Visit this article to learn the health benefits of coconut water. There are some interesting facts in there!

I am lucky to live near a few areas that sell the fresh young Thai coconuts. You should be able to find them at your local farmer's market or any Chinatown areas. For those of you that are not conveniently located to these, there is the very popular option of Zico and Vita Coco that you can pick up at most grocery and convenient stores. They are delicious as well! Opening a fresh coconut can be a bit tricky though. Here are the steps to follow:

Step 1 - Use a medium sized knife to cut away the white covering on the top of the young Thai coconut. Lay the coconut on its side. Work in a sawing motion from the base of the point, towards the point on the top of the coconut. Continue to cut away the white outer covering until the hard inner shell is exposed.

Step 2 - Keep the coconut on its side. Hold the base of the coconut with your free hand, keeping your fingers clear of the area you will be chopping on.

Step 3 - Hack at the exposed part of the coconut with a cleaver or large flat bladed knife. Continue to hack until there is a large enough crack to pry open the coconut with the knife.

Step 4 - You can then pop a straw in and yumyumyum, enjoy!

*If the hole is large enough for a spoon, you can get in there and scrape out the fresh coconut meat! It's delicious by itself but also good for cooking! Or you can even dry it out and use it in baking!