Travel advertisements always paint pretty pictures of tropical destination as if you are visiting heaven on earth. With swaying palm trees, golden sunshine and the hypnotic effect of waves repeatedly washing up the sandy beach; how can anyone resist the temptation of this wonderful place?
It may be true if you are just visiting for a holiday. It may be another story altogether if you are to stay there permanently. The intense heat and humidity on a daily basis all year round is not an easy feat for anyone to endure. Welcome to the land of eternal summer! Fortunately, nature works in mysterious way in making sure that there is always a balance to everything. With the intense heat, nature gives us the coconut!
Located along Abu Siti Lane in Penang is Anba Coconut. They have so many coconuts everyday that their stall physically spills onto the street. It is a very popular place among the locals where people will just park their car by the roadside and buy a coconut or two to cool down from the extreme weather.
The ordinary coconut is good enough to cool you down but I will suggest you go for the pandan flavoured coconut as its taste is simply wonderful. Its hints of pandan fragrant simply adds to the sweetness of the drinks. For an extra 50c to RM1 I think it is really worth it. Coconut drinks (椰水) is definitely my thirst quencher in the tropics.
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