Coconut flower nectar or coconut flower juice is the clear liquid extracted from the sap of coconut flower stems. [1] [2] It can be drank raw, or processed into a spirit. [3]
Coconut flower nectar or coconut flower juice is the clear liquid extracted from the sap of coconut flower stems. [1] [2] It can be drank raw, or processed into a spirit. [3]
The harvesting of coconut flower nectar (Khmer : ទឹកឈើដូង) is a longstanding Khmer agricultural practice, including by Khmer people in Trà Vinh province, Vietnam. [4] In Vietnam, the process had largely followed out of practice with agricultural advancements. [5] Members of the Khmer community in Tra Vinh are reviving the practice, as saltwater intrusion into the Mekong Delta has forced farmers to turn away from harvesting the coconuts themselves. [3] [6] [7]
In Thailand, coconut flower nectar (Thai : น้ำหวานดอกมะพร้าว, RTGS: nam wan dok maphrao) is primarily harvested from palm sugar trees in the country's central plains region, including Samut Songkhram province. [8] The nectar can be drank raw and fermented and distilled into an alcohol known as "drunken sugar" (Thai : น้ำตาลเมา, RTGS: nam tan mao). [9] [8]
Onson (Thai : ออนชอน), founded by Tammawit "Tiger" Limlertcharoenwanich, is a distillery based in Sakon Nakhon province in Isaan, which produces a spirit from the nectar. [2] In 2022, then Move Forward Party leader Pita Limjaroenrat listed Onson as one of his favorite Thai spirits. [10] [11]
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