Скачать или смотреть [ENG SUB] The World's Most Useful Fruit: How Coconuts Feed an Entire Nation

Coconuts are known as the world's most useful fruit, with every part of them sustaining humans. This documentary explores everything from harvesting to processing this incredible fruit.

Dangerous Coconut Harvests
Known as a "fruit paradise," Thailand offers fresh fruit year-round. Coconuts, a tropical fruit with a sweet and savory taste, are used in desserts, dishes, and handicrafts, requiring a daily large-scale harvest. Workers use a long bamboo pole with a sickle and spear at the end to pick the fruit from 15-meter-high trees. This long, heavy tool is essential for harvesting without climbing the dangerous trees.

The coconuts are dropped into a waterway to prevent damage, as dropping them on hard ground would reduce their value. Workers must be extremely careful to avoid being hit by the falling coconuts, a mistake that could lead to serious injury. After collecting the fallen coconuts in the water, they are tied together and transported. This cycle is repeated to harvest around 4,000 coconuts daily.

The Transformation of Coconuts
At a coconut processing factory, the fruit's unique flavor and aroma are used to create a variety of delicious desserts like drinks, jellies, and ice cream. First, the shell and flesh must be separated, a difficult task that involves handling around 2,000 coconuts a day. Workers use sharp knives to remove the hard shell, a process that requires intense concentration to avoid injury. The repetitive motion can also cause a great deal of pain in their arms.

Once the coconut is separated into its shell, flesh, and water, each part is used to create a range of products for people to enjoy.