Coconut flower nectar or coconut flower juice is the clear liquid extracted from the sap of coconut flower stems. [1] [2] It can be drunk 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 drunk raw or processed into a spirit. [3]
The harvesting of coconut flower nectar ( Thai : น้ำหวานดอกมะพร้าว) a longstanding agricultural practice in some countries in Southeast Asia such as Vietnam and Thailand. In Vietnam, the process had largely followed out of practice with agricultural advancements. [4] Members of the 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] [5] [6]
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. [7] The nectar can be drank raw and fermented and distilled into an alcohol known as "drunken sugar" (Thai : น้ำตาลเมา, RTGS: nam tan mao). [8] [7]
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. [9] [10]