Fermented sugarcane juice, cloudy and sour, drunk from the pot. Cane juice is left to ferment for days in a wooden trough; long an informal village brew, it is now served at Creole festivals.
Producing alcohol at home is licensed or restricted in most of the atlas’s readership, and the ferment relies on wild yeasts on the cane and in the trough.
What goes into it
- sugarcane juice
- water
How it is made
Cane is crushed and the juice left in a covered wooden trough or drum for two to five days, where wild yeasts on the cane ferment it into a cloudy, sour, mildly alcoholic drink. It is served unstrained and does not keep beyond a few days.
How long it takes: two to five days
How it is eaten
From the pot at Creole festivals and village gatherings.
History
Cane juice left to ferment for days in a wooden trough; long an informal village brew, it is served at Creole festivals.
Frequently asked questions
What is Baka?
Baka is a wine & spirit from Seychelles: fermented sugarcane juice, cloudy and sour, drunk from the pot. Cane juice left to ferment for days in a wooden trough; long an informal village brew, it is served at Creole festivals.
How is Baka made?
Cane is crushed and the juice left in a covered wooden trough or drum for two to five days, where wild yeasts on the cane ferment it into a cloudy, sour, mildly alcoholic drink. It is served unstrained and does not keep beyond a few days. It takes two to five days.
Can I make Baka at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. Producing alcohol at home is licensed or restricted in most of the atlas’s readership, and the ferment relies on wild yeasts on the cane and in the trough.
What goes into Baka?
Sugarcane juice, water.
How is Baka eaten?
From the pot at Creole festivals and village gatherings.
