Manual coconut grater takes back seat in modern day kitchens

MY MEMORIES of a traditional coconut grater dates back to the time when I was a little girl, growing up closely with my late grandmother.

She usually assigned me to get the coconuts grated from a sundry shop in the neighbourhood that has a motorised coconut grater. She gave me 20 sen for the chore — 10 sen to pay for grating and 10 sen to buy candies for myself.