Collection: Secrets of the Casamance (Senegal)
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To produce palm wine it is necessary to climb a palm tree that is about to flower. And not all palm trees belong to the same species. After making an incision just under the future fruit and with the help of a funnel, we place a bottle at the cut. First juice to come out will be sweet and without alcohol during some hours. Suitable for children. But it starts fermenting naturally with high temperatures. On the third day, the must reaches a high alcoholic graduation. After three weeks, the palm tree will stop giving wine. To marry, a Diola Casa man will have to give a dowry of a pig, a goat and sixty litres of palm wine, which are going to be drunk by neighbours. Wine palm is consumed in all Diola Casa celebrations.
