White sand, coconut palms, a gently sloping strand? That idea of tropical paradise is often manufactured. Resorts around the ...

If you have been anywhere by the sea in the Yucatan peninsula you will have had these deep-fried king prawns with a coconut batter. Curiously to me, they often come with an apple sauce ...

Because the fruit needs to be able to float. Carrying its precious endosperm, protected and secure, a coconut can survive more than 110 days at sea. Some have been found 5,000 km from their parent ...