Palm Wine

Palm wine is an alcoholic drink made by fermenting the sap tapped from various species of palm tree, produced independently in West and Central Africa and, separately, in South and Southeast Asia, wherever suitable palm species grow. The sap begins fermenting naturally within hours of tapping due to wild yeast, producing a mildly alcoholic, cloudy drink that continues to ferment and grow more potent and sour over time. Palm wine holds ceremonial importance in many West African cultures, where it is offered at weddings, funerals and negotiations between families, and it is likewise used in ritual contexts in parts of South Asia. Because it ferments so quickly, palm wine is traditionally a local product, consumed near where it is tapped rather than transported or aged. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/