1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Vegetarian Food

How to Open a Young Coconut

By Jolinda Hackett, About.com Guide

4 of 8

Make your third and fourth cuts.

Make your next cut parallel to the first one. You should now have three incisions forming a "U" shape around the top of the coconut. Make one more cut to "connect the dots" and form a square around the top of the coconut. Getting hungry to eat that young coconut? You're almost there!

Explore Vegetarian Food

About.com Special Features

Conquering High Cholesterol

Learn how you can reduce your your numbers with these nutrition and exercise tips. More >

Mornings Made Easy

Reclaim the morning and your sanity with these easy recipes, tips, and timesaving ideas. More >

  1. Home
  2. Food & Drink
  3. Vegetarian Food
  4. Cooking Tips & Tools
  5. How to Open a Young Coconut - How to Open a Thai Coconut - Open a Coconut - Raw Food Coconut

©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.

All rights reserved.