palm-wine
Fermented sap drink
Palm-wine is an alcoholic beverage made from the fermented sap of various palm trees, especially in Africa and South Asia.
The sap is collected by tapping the tree and begins fermenting naturally within hours.
Fresh palm-wine is mildly sweet and low in alcohol; left longer, it becomes stronger and more sour: We drank palm-wine under the coconut trees.
Hot sweetened spirits
- tappingRepeated light striking
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- calabashGourd used as vessel
- gourdHard-shelled decorative fruit
milky · sweetness · alcoholic · sap · raffia · fresh · sour · yeast
Repeated light striking
- climbingAscending by physical effort
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- macheteHeavy broad-bladed knife
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
inflorescence · spoilage · shelf-life · preservation · distillation · arrack · harvest · yield
One who draws ale
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- elderSenior figure of authority
gathering · hospitality · celebration · wedding · funeral · community · tradition · Nigerian
Inherited cultural narratives
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- journeyTravel from place to place
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
- tricksterCunning deceiver in myth
storytelling · allegory · postcolonial · Yoruba · quest · narrative · symbolism
toddy
Hot sweetened spirits
- tappingRepeated light striking
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- calabashGourd used as vessel
gourd · milky · sweetness · alcoholic · sap · raffia · fresh · sour · yeast · frothy
tapping
Repeated light striking
incision · inflorescence · spoilage · shelf-life · preservation · distillation · arrack · harvest · yield · seasonal
tapster
One who draws ale
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- libationCeremonial drink offering
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
elder · gathering · hospitality · celebration · wedding · funeral · community · tradition · Nigerian · Ghanaian
folklore
Inherited cultural narratives
- mythTraditional explanatory tale
- journeyTravel from place to place
- supernaturalBeyond natural explanation
trickster · storytelling · allegory · postcolonial · Yoruba · quest · narrative · symbolism