Today is World Coconut Day! I am a huge coconut fan. I like coconut cookies. I like coconut cakes. I like coconut drinks. I like coconut curries.

For fear of sounding like Bubba detailing his fondness for shrimp to Forrest Gump, I’ll stop there. You get the point.

The coconut derives its name from the Portuguese word “coco,” meaning “grinning or grimacing face.” Sixteenth century Portuguese explorers, upon encountering coconuts during their voyages, started using the term because they thought th...