The Ubiquitous Coconut Tree - Food of the Gods?
My favourite Tree in the world is the Coconut tree. Its beautiful - Curved and delicate, yet strong as an ox. Its supple, and tropical. I maintain, and always will - that the tropics would not be the Tropics without this beautiful tree that decorates tropical beaches with a sense of the sublime. Now all you tropical beach lover's out there know I am right! However the Anthropologist in me, whats to look harder at the aesthetic Cocos nucifera. Yes, and ask Questions? Why is it everywhere? Is it also regarded as beautiful to Sri Lankans? Or is it more?So here are some of the answers.Sri Lanka is the world’s fourth largest producer of coconuts. Cocnuts produce coconut cream, milk and powder, vinegar and toddy. Sri Lanka was, in fact, the birth place of the desiccated coconut industry, nearly a century ago. And they are still committed to ensuring we still have it for our Lamingtons and...













