by | November 19, 2011 · 3:47 am

Your Saturday night smile: Hawaii vs Trinidad


Different strokes for different folks!

Give thanks to an old friend.

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7 responses to “Your Saturday night smile: Hawaii vs Trinidad”

  1. FearPlay
    November 20, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    Oranges and apples – one coconut is green and one is hard. Different strokes!

  2. yatinkiteasy
    November 20, 2011 at 2:11 pm

    @Fear Play..True about the age difference of the nuts shown, but the top end (where the stem is) is always softer and easier to cut than the bottom end, which the Hawaiians attack(And that gringo ain`t no Hawaiian anyway). I have seen both styles being used in Barbados, which is possible given that some of the vendors here might be from Trinidad or other islands.
    In Venezuela, they have a tool that looks like a spoon, with a sharp point at one end, and a T handle at the other. It is very sharp around the edges. They pry off the stem, stick the tool in and turn it, scoring out a hole without even cutting the nut.Less trash created and it works great. I have not seen it used anywhere else.
    Have to admit though, that Trini in the movie is a boss!

  3. yatinkiteasy
    November 20, 2011 at 2:21 pm

    Correction…after watching the movie again, I see that the trini DOES cut the bottom off, not the top. That is one sharp mudder as cutlass.

  5. Sunshine Sunny Shine
    November 21, 2011 at 12:04 pm

    The round-a-bout that will take you towards St. Patricks to the left of the highway where coconut vendors are known to be is a vendor who operates from the back of white van. Base on what I have seen he cuts younger coconuts with one swipe top or bottom and older coconuts with two swipes top or bottom. His secret is a very very sharp sword that has some weight in it.

  6. notbajan
    November 22, 2011 at 1:09 am

    Trini goes to the heart of the matter, none of that fancy stuff.

  7. Wily Coyote
    November 23, 2011 at 8:18 pm

    Nothin beats my cordless drill and spade bit for conserving one’s energy, other than have someone else do the deed !!!!!!!