Top 10 uses of coconut?!
2) Coconut husk as floor polisher, is common in elementary grades across many villages across the world. Village people used to polished their floor or vessels with coconut husk .
3) Coconut shells for fuel, is often used by villagers who didn't have electric or LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) as source of fuel. Even today, when we ran out of gas or LPG, people still use the coconut shells as fuel.
4) Young coconut meat for snacks, the 'buko' or young coconut with succulent soft whitey and fleshy meat is often the favorite snacks in the city and villages. I'm not kidding, it's a healthy snack. If you have UTI (urinary track infection) you can drink the cool, fresh coconut water for an immediate relief.
5) Coconut milk for hair spa or conditioner, is usually used by the villagers, especially those girls who have long strands of hair. It leaves a shiny look and fresh smell to the hairs, after you squeeze some juice of lime or lemon. You hair will never look dry.
6) Coconut leaves for roofing materials, are still used by farmers who cannot afford expensive roofing materials.
7) Coconut timber for lumber, is more affordable than other lumber materials.
8) Coconut ribs for brooms,are still used in the country, especially the street sweepers in the city. Every household have two or three sets of coconut brooms for cleaning purposes.
9) Matured coconut meat for copra used is used for cooking food. Most of south Asian cities use this matured coconut for making curry items.
10) Matured coconut meat for copra used in producing cooking oil, is affordable and cholesterol-free. You can make a homemade coconut oil by just letting it boil in the wok or frying pan until the liquid part became transparent.
Bonus: coconut heart (the sweet soft part of coconut timber at top part with young leaves) as viand (as in 'ubod ng niyog' ) like young artichoke.
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