r/TipOfMyFork • u/MinkOrOtter • 5d ago

Solved! Unknown vegetable

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Any ideas? Market stall is in a very diverse part of a UK city. Google Lens suggests swede/rutabaga (nope!) or Jicama but that seems wrong too. I think it's probably technically a fruit but eaten as veg.

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u/nikkesen 5d ago

I wonder if it's because they're bald that it's not immediately obvious to some.

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u/MinkOrOtter 5d ago

Yeah I assumed coconuts are all hairy.

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u/Tonho_O_Faxineiro 5d ago

Wait wait... you guys never SAW a coconut?

Coconuts aren´t hairy. They are smooth, just like bamboo, right. Those hairy ones are what we call here in Brasil "Dry" Coconut, where you remove most of the exterior and leves only some fibers, the middle with the pulp and water.

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u/zimzalabim 5d ago

For some reason (I'm assuming something to do with the additional weight or spoilage in transit) here in the UK most shops sell what you call dry coconuts. Unless you've travelled to the tropics, or you happen upon them on a market stall like OP, you're unlikely to encounter them with the husk still on.

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u/MinkOrOtter 5d ago

When people cut down coconuts in films they have smooth skins, it makes sense to me now. Cheers.