Coconut soup sliced, chopped or shredded. Green coconut fruit from young coconuts can also be used to prepare coconut soup, and coconut water and coconut oil are sometimes used as ingredients. Many various coconut soups exist in the world, with myriad ingredients used. Coconut soup is sometimes prepared in combinations using other ingredients, such as chicken, potato, or curry. It can be served as a hot or cold soup. "Sopito" is a common fish soup or fish chowder in Aruba and Curaçao of the Lesser Antilles. The dish uses coconut milk and salt-cured meat as main ingredients. Coconut water is also often
Coconut shy "He's past minding if we put him in a shy and threw coconuts." The 1981 Squeeze song "Vanity Fair" contains the lyrics "Coconut shy but vanity fair". In the episode "Coconut Shy" of "Mr. Bean: The Animated Series," Mr. Bean plays a coconut shy at a funfair, but, after failing to win, he sneaks inside and finds it is a cheat. In German-speaking countries the game of "Dosenwerfen" is popular for school parties as well as in professional stalls at fairgrounds. It involves throwing balls at stacks of empty tin cans. In France, a similar game known as "Chamboule-Tout" is