TODDY palmyra SAP | JUICE of Asian palmyra palm wine | HEALTHY THAATI KALLU | Neera | Pathaneer

Toddy palmyra SAP | Asian palmyra palm wine | HEALTHY THAATI KALLU | Neera | Pathaneer
Borassus flabellifer, commonly known as doub palm, palmyra palm, tala palm, toddy palm or wine palm

The juice thus collected before the morning is refreshing and light drink called Thaati Kallu (తాటి కల్లు) in Telugu, Neera (नीरा) in Marathi and "Pathaneer" (பதநீர்) in Tamil is extremely fresh in sensation, and has a sweet sweet taste . the juice collected in the evening or after the fermentation becomes sour, and is called Tadi (ताडी) in Marathi. Tadi is eaten mainly by coastal Maharashtra villagers as a raw alcoholic beverage.

A sweet sap called toddy can be obtained from the young inflorescence, male or female. Toddy is fermented to make a drink called arrack, or it is concentrated in a raw sugar called jaggery or Taal Patali (তাল পাটালী) in Bengali and Pana Vellam or Karuppukatti (கருப்புகட்டி or கருபட்டி) in Tamil. It is called Gula Jawa (Javanese sugar) in Indonesia and is widely used in Javanese cuisine. In addition, tree sap is considered a laxative, and is believed to possess medicinal properties that have also been attributed to other parts of the plant.