A milky, sweet-sour, slightly fizzy drink tapped from palm trees across West and Central Africa.
History
Palm wine has been tapped for centuries. Tappers climb palms to collect sap, which starts to ferment within hours.
Ingredients
- Palm sap (raffia or oil palm)
How it's made
- Climb the palm and cut a flower stalk
- Hang a gourd to collect sap
- Collect morning and evening
- Drink fresh or after a few hours of fermenting
- Serve in a calabash
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