I very much enjoyed this coconut taken on the banks of the Dong Nai River, about an hour from central Saigon. Usually coconuts for drinking are stripped of their outer layer, and one end is cut flat so they don’t roll off the table, as these ones had a tendency to. Though a little wayward, they easily surpassed the sanitised version in terms of flavour. The juice was so sweet and ướp lạnh, freezing cold.
I have been told coconut water is very healthy, a natural electrolyte drink full of potassium. I have also been told the stripped ones are bleached to look whiter and injected with sugar. What to believe?
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