Recently we had the opportunity to watch
the harvesting of coconut wine,
the freshly tapped sap from a coconut palm.
It was amazing to watch the barefoot tapper
lithely climb to the very top of the tall, notched trunk
armed with a knife and empty bamboo containers.
There he gathered the sap that had collected from the cut flower of the palm tree,
and fastened a new container to the flower stump to collect more.
The white liquid tends to be very sweet
and non-alcoholic before it is fermented.
Palm wine is often distilled to create a stronger drink,
called lambanog. It's pretty potent,
with a typical alcohol content of 80 to 90 proof after a single distillation,
and as high as 166 proof after the second distillation.
I think we'll stick with the coconut milk
(it's getting more tasty upon better acquaintance...)
the harvesting of coconut wine,
the freshly tapped sap from a coconut palm.
It was amazing to watch the barefoot tapper
lithely climb to the very top of the tall, notched trunk
armed with a knife and empty bamboo containers.
There he gathered the sap that had collected from the cut flower of the palm tree,
and fastened a new container to the flower stump to collect more.
The white liquid tends to be very sweetand non-alcoholic before it is fermented.
Palm wine is often distilled to create a stronger drink,
called lambanog. It's pretty potent,
with a typical alcohol content of 80 to 90 proof after a single distillation,
and as high as 166 proof after the second distillation.
I think we'll stick with the coconut milk(it's getting more tasty upon better acquaintance...)
2 comments:
That sure doesn't look like any coconut I've ever seen at Safeway! The photo of Michael looks like a travel brochure--the epitome of a tropical paradise vacation! Aaahhhhh!
these fresh green coconuts house the coconut seed that you see at Safeway!
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