Cutie Pie for some reason had been asking a lot about coconuts lately and whether they had juice in them. One day when at the grocery I decided to get one and examine it with the boys!
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| Examining the coconut exterior – texture, size, shape |
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| This was supposed to be easy open, puncture with a knife… |
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| it wasn’t! Hubby to the rescue! All the while we talked about what it might taste like. |
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| As you can tell from the expressions, coconut milk was not delicious! |
The boys had a great time with this experiment!
The initial examination: (The exterior of) the coconut is rough. It is hard, maybe so animals can’t eat it.
The hypothesis: coconut on cakes is sweet and dry so this coconut will be sweet, but maybe the other stuff (flesh) will be wet but sweet since there is milk in it.
The discovery: ‘Coconuts don’t have milk. It’s water that tastes yicky.’ Hubby says it tasted bitter. I couldn’t describe the taste, sour, bitter? The ‘flesh’ of the coconut ‘is not sweet’ (expressed with much disappointment!)
The conclusion: Cutie Pie’s fascination with coconut has ended. He admits he still likes the dry coconut on cakes.
The question: What new things have you tried lately?
What a fun experiment! My preschooler and tot would love to try coconut milk! I just pinned this activity!
Lisa
Criss-Cross Applesauce
Coconut juice is actually quite delicious! From the sounds of it though, you must have purchased a old one. Younger coconuts are beige and are much tastier! The best ones have a slightly firm pulp(flesh) and smell faintly.