Three generations live and work here, and they all come to watch us drink a young coconut in the shade of their open living room.

"Kurumba", the green coloured young coconut that is easily available in the villages is cheap and popular.

The fibre is from young coconut leaves which are stripped, boiled and dried resulting in a fine white leaf.

Walking on the east side of the river, we came upon a man selling "young coconuts" from the back of his station wagon.

A sign stated they were young coconuts.

It is made by simmering strips of young, gelatinous coconut (buko) in water and then mixing with white or brown sugar.

Coconut water is the clear liquid inside young coconuts (fruits of the coconut palm).

Coconut water is the liquid inside young coconuts.

The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma in an emergency.

During the war, it was discovered that the liquid inside young coconuts can be used as a substitute for blood plasma in an emergency.