Palm sap starts fermenting naturally within hours of tapping. Kerala's toddy shops (kallu shaap) serve it with fiery fish curry and tapioca. Known as tadi in Bihar.
History
Palm toddy is the sap of coconut, palmyra or date palm flowers, collected by tappers in India. It ferments in hours into a mildly alcoholic drink. It is sold in toddy shops in Kerala and Andhra, and drunk with spicy fish and meat.
Why it exists
It must be drunk fresh, the same day, so it is a village drink.
Ingredients
- Palm sap
- Wild yeast
How it's made
- Tapper climbs the palm and cuts the flower spathe
- Sap drips into a pot tied beneath
- Wild yeast ferments it within hours
- Collected at dawn and dusk
- Drunk fresh at 4-5% alcohol
how to enjoy it
Serve & enjoy
Fresh, the same day.
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