PALM WINE
Palm wine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Palm wine (disambiguation) . Bottles and a glass of palm wine Palm wine is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm tree such as the palmyra , date palms , and coconut palms . [1] [2] It is known by various names in different regions and is common in various parts of Asia , Africa the Caribbean and South America . Palm wine production by small holders and individual farmers may promote conservation as palm trees become a source of regular household income that may economically be worth more than the value of timber sold. [3] Palm wine is known as matango , mbuh , tumbu liquor , white stuff in Cameroon ; emu , nkwu , oguro in Nigeria ; poyo in Sierra Leone , nsamba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ; "Manjenvo" in Cabinda Angola ; nsafufuo in Ghana ; [4] kallu in South India ; Htan Yay (ထန်းရည်) in Myanmar ; tuak in Indone...