Coconutrama - The Tree Of Life

Coconut tree is grown throughout the tropical world and it happens to be the Philippines is the second leading leader in coconut production behind India. Nearly all parts of the coconut tree has all uses, either for culinary or non-culinary purposes. In the Philippines, the coconut is commonly knows as the Tree of Life. In theory it gives you the basic needs for survival purposes. I will attempt to explain some nearly facts between the culinary and non-culinary purpose of this tree of life.

Culinary

A much older or mature fruit of coconut can be made into sweet macapuno which is popular as a Philippine deserts.

It can also be used as a hard gelatin known as the nata de coco which is one of the main ingredients to Halo-halo, Philippines best known milk shake mixed with different fruits and crushed iced.

Another Philippine desert known as the bukayo which is a grated coconut meat that is cooked and mixed with sugar.

Coconut milk or cream is used for cooking and is extracted from grated coconut meat with hot water.

Coconut juice good for serving refreshments.

The coconut meat is also used for additional ingredients for fruit salad or can be made alone as buko salad and is popular desert on Christmas seasons.

Coconut milk or the cream can be used for candies.

Non-culinary

The mature dried coconut shells of the fruit can be into charcoal.

Dried cleaned coconut shells is also used as a food plates or water cups.

The leaves provides materials for basket and, nipa hut roof tops and walls.

Coconut leaves is used for making makeshift balls which does not bounce when force against the floor but is used for games such as sipa. Sipa is game of foot skills that is tossed and kicked using the foot, like a soccer game but no goal net.

Coconut oil is used in many ways as alternative traditional medicine and in cosmetic products. It is popular oil being used by hilots - practitioners of traditional ancient type of massage.

Dried half shell with husks are used to polish the floors known as the bunot.

The husks are used as an alternative cleaning sponge for the blackened bottom of the utensils. While those dried husks are excellent alternative for wood fire that is used for cooking.

The palm wood provides alternative wood materials and an increasingly ecological alternatives for endangered hardwoods. Several known applications for furniture and the house notably the Manila's Coconut Palace.

Among other things that benefits to the economy is the discovery of coco-diesel petroleum product. Similar to the Ethanol alternative fuel.