NAME: Cocosnucifera

FAMILY: Arecaceae

PLACE OF PRODUCTION: Croatia

APPEARANCE: white fruit and brown bark

TASTE: fresh, sweet and full of flavor

HEALING POWERS: contains the vitamins C, E, iron, calcium, magnesium; strengthens hair, skin, lowers cholesterol levels, helps fight anemia

PART OF PLANT: fruit (walnut)

PROCESSING METHOD: the slices are dried in a dehydrator under controlled conditions

COOKERY: 

• desserts, in Filipino and Indonesian cuisine it serves as a main ingredient, coconut milk and water as a drink, coconut oil for cooking, dried and grates as flour

CATERING/HOSPITALITY: 

• ingredient and decoration for various cocktails, especially in cocktails like Piña Colada
• excellent for warm beverages and hot chocolate
• often combined with pineapple
• for drinks based on gin, vodka, tequila, star anise based herbal liqueurs

• dark, dry place at room temperature

• shelf life: 12 months