A Fresh One
I've never had coconut juice right from the shell of the coconut. But Piya had bargained for two before I could blink and all of a sudden we were sipping the fruity water out of a straw, like those Tropicana commercials. The taste was much more bitter and salty than I remembered, and I thought it might just be the variety of coconut. However, I found out tonight that these ones are green because they are younger and not as ripe as the drak brown fuzzy variety, and that the ones in Pondy are likely saltier because they are grown in proximity to the ocean. Makes sense!
I also learned (surprise!) about the nutritional value of coconut over dinner. My collague told me that drinking coconut juice immediately after a meal actually speeds up your metabolism and drinking a glass is the equivalent to doing about 30-40 minutes of exercise. I don't know where he gets his optimism, but I want what he's taking.