I used to work with a manorexic raw food enthusiast who pretty much subsisted solely on peaches, avocados, and young coconuts when the summer rolled around. But you don't have to fit into testicle-constricting size 25 jeans to enjoy the perfect refreshment of a well-chilled young coconut. Have the vendor hack a hole in the top for sipping on the street, or take one home and cut a lid off the top by stabbing it in a circular shape using the butt end of your heaviest knife (or, better yet, a cleaver). Drink the slightly sweet, aromatic, richly flavored coconut water inside. Don't forget to scrape the silky, tender white flesh off the inside (especially the roof) of the coconut for snacking. I always buy young coconuts imported from Thailand. You can pick them up from the street stall fruit vendors in Chinatown for a mere $1.50 each.
I love coconut water. I use it in numerous dishes and, of course, I drink it.