©R. Bourdeix, 2021, section CAHH.
For illustrating this section, we can produce on request at least one large size HD poster (up to 180x100 cm in size). These posters should be adapted to each country, on a case-by-case basis, in order to prominently feature locally produced coconut products, and to promote the marketing of these local products.
Selling coconut hearts (Chou coco ou salade du millionnaire) can largely cover the costs of slaughtering senile coconut palms and replanting young palms.
The heart-of-coconut consists of the youngest organs of the coconut palm, close to the apex of the stem: terminal bud, leaf primordia, youngest folded leaves and upper tissues of the stem. It is considered a delicacy, sweeter and nuttier than the heart-of-palm of others palms species. As it can only be obtained by killing the plant, it is also called “millionaire's salad”. It can be eaten fresh or cooked with a wide range of sauces and dressings, or marinated before canning. It is rich in calcium, phosphorus, b-carotene and poor in fats.
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