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Bunuk

Casamance palm wine tapped from oil and ronier palms, drunk fresh

Senegal Wine & spirit Vegetarian One for the adventurous

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

Jola tappers climb the palms with rope harnesses; bunuk is poured in Jola shrine rituals and drunk at funerals, initiations and wrestling matches.

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What is Bunuk?

Bunuk is a wine & spirit from Senegal: casamance palm wine tapped from oil and ronier palms, drunk fresh. Jola tappers climb the palms with rope harnesses; bunuk is poured in Jola shrine rituals and drunk at funerals, initiations and wrestling matches.

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