Organic coconut flower juice from Samut Songkhram province, Thailand

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]

History

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]

Thailand

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]

References

  1. ^ Fuller, Janet Rausa (2017-04-07). "Is Coconut Nectar the New Agave?". Epicurious. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  2. ^ a b Punch. "Want to Make Spirits In Thailand? Good Luck". PUNCH. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  3. ^ a b Barauna, Victoria (2024-07-22). One woman’s quest to help Vietnamese farmers extract nectar from their coconut crops shrunk by climate change | CNN. Retrieved 2025-01-29 – via www.cnn.com.
  4. ^ Nguyen, Alex. "The sustainable ag venture reviving Vietnam's coconut groves". FairPlanet. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  5. ^ "Young Khmer-Vietnamese woman earns high profits from flower "massage"". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  6. ^ "Vietnamese ethnic woman revives rural coconut planting community with pioneering coconut flower sap". Tuoi Tre News. 2020-05-26. Archived from the original on 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  7. ^ "Have you ever tasted Vietnamese coconut nectar?". Tuoi Tre News. 2022-01-20. Archived from the original on 2024-04-16. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  8. ^ a b "This sustainable coconut farm legally produces alcohol under Thailand's strict laws - DRiNK". www.drinkmagazine.asia. Archived from the original on 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  9. ^ Sauers, Craig (2024-06-07). "Discovering the spirit behind Thai spirits". Critical Drinking. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  10. ^ "อวย "พิธา" ปลุกกระแสสุราท้องถิ่น "ออนซอน" เหล้าเมืองสกลขายเกลี้ยงสต๊อก". mgronline.com (in Thai). 2023-06-05. Retrieved 2025-01-29.
  11. ^ ข่าวสด (2023-06-05). "เจ้าของ 'ออนชอน' ขอบคุณ 'พิธา' ชี้คนสกลนครแท้ ๆ ยังเพิ่งรู้ว่ามีสุราพื้นบ้านตัวนี้". ข่าวสด (in Thai). Retrieved 2025-01-29.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_flower_nectar
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