Palm
wine is a local beverage which is dear to many Nigerians. Some people
even believe that it is better than factory brewed drinks due to its
many health benefits and those who have gulped several gourds with
plates of hot pepper soup or peppered goat meat, can testify to its
delightful taste. However, if you are yet to savour the sap from
southeast Nigeria which
doubles as the birthplace of the local drink, you need to put ordering
several kegs of the sweet liquid on your bucket list.
If
you are in doubt about Igbo palm wine, Jovago.com, Africa’s No. 1 hotel
booking portal points out several reasons that will bolster or embolden
you to drink this beverage.
It is undiluted
You cannot compare the palm wine sold or tapped in Anambra State to the one sold in Lagos or
other parts of Nigeria. Many of these palm wine drinks are already
fermented, diluted and adulterated, and this has serious side effects.
To a large extent, you can trust that palm wine from this Igboland
because it is undiluted and from a credible source.
Tapped from the source
The
natural taste of palm wine can only be enjoyed if you get it directly
from the source. Palm wine is produced by splicing horizontal strips at
the top of a palm tree and drilling a hole into the trunk. Afterwards,
you attach a container held by a raffia so that the palm wine can drop
into the container. It has to be collected daily. Very few people are
willing to go through the stress of climbing a tree as tall as 20 metres
in a city. But visit the rural areas in the South-East, you will find
cheap and quality palm wine direct from the trees.
A gourd can intoxicate you
For
persons who boasts that they are experts in bingeing, a cup of
undiluted palmy, as it is popularly called, will definitely overrule
this belief. You can consume liters of alcoholic drinks but you should
not attempt this with palm wine as a gourd can get you tipsy while
several gourds will get you completely drunk. You have to be disciplined
to consume such a natural intoxicant.
It is healthy
It
is quite risky to drink diluted palm wine because many are unaware of
the condiments which have been added to pep up the taste. But for the
ones directly tapped from the tree, it is very healthy. Some of the
health benefits include control of cardiovascular diseases, slows
aging, good eyesight, increased in sperm count and aid milk production
in lactating mothers.
| Ogunfowoke Adeniyi | |
| Travel/Technology Writer | |
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