Showing posts with label coconuts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coconuts. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Who knew Coconuts were so Versatile? the Samoans

From the National Park of American Samoa, our tropical cousins...

June 1, 2010        by Pacific Island Ranger
A coil of sennit, hand-woven from coconut husk fibers at the National Park of American Samoa. The coconut is the most useful of all plants in American Samoa.  The tree provides a wide range of useful products, and nearly all its parts except its roots are used.
Meat of the green nut is eaten raw or grated and used as a basic ingredient in a number of dishes. Grated coconut, when compressed..... Read the post
http://pacificislandparks.com/2010/06/01/its-just-a-coconut-right/