Whether you want to sip the sweet juice or shred the meat for sweet and savory recipes like coconut-pickled shrimp and coconut layer cake, you first need to open a coconut. Don’t be intimidated — you ...

Coconuts play an important role in Parsi cooking and are symbolic of prosperity and life in Zoroastrian culture and religion. At most food markets in India, there are stalls dedicated to cracking, ...

A fresh coconut can be a delicious and organic treat, whether you plan to eat the meat on its own or incorporate it into various recipes, such as adding it to a coconut fish curry. However, opening up ...

A full coconut next to two broken half pieces of a coconut - Tanja Ivanova/Getty Images While the average person may not be cracking coconuts open every day, it is definitely a useful skill to those ...

This story first appeared on Food52, an online community that gives you everything you need for a happier kitchen and home – that means tested recipes, a shop full of beautiful products, a cooking ...