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Note · Coffee and food · 8 September 2026

How to open a coconut: put the whole thing on the gas burner and let…

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How to open a coconut: put the whole thing on the gas burner and let it burn for a while. The shell tightens with the heat, cracks around its circumference, and then a tap is enough.

I was expecting a machete. I got a gas hob and patience.

A coconut on the burner. In a while it cracks by itself.

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