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“Coconuts are the fruit of the palm
trees. And as we have bread, wine, oil and vinegar,
so they get all these things from the said trees….
With two of these palm trees a whole family of
ten can sustain itself…. They last for a hundred
years. Pigafetta." |
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has been used in tropical food and drink for centuries
by the Brazilian, the Caribbean, Thai, Filipino,
Indian and many countries in southeast Asia.
Early
Sanskrit writing reveal that the people of India
were using coconuts as a staple for food and various
everyday needs. In India the coconut palm was
known as kalpa vriksha, which translates as “tree
that gives all that is necessary for living.”
The Infonesians say, “There are as many uses for
the coconut as there are days in the year. “ Coconut
palm, Cocos nucifera, is also considered a “three
generation tree,” supporting a farmer, his children,
and his grand-children. |
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