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Legmi

لقمي

date-palm sap, sweet when fresh and mildly alcoholic within hours of tapping

Tunisia Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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

Tapped from palms in the Tozeur, Kebili and Djerba oases; because it ferments the same day it is drunk on the spot and rarely leaves the oasis.

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What is Legmi?

Legmi is a wine & spirit from Tunisia: date-palm sap, sweet when fresh and mildly alcoholic within hours of tapping. Tapped from palms in the Tozeur, Kebili and Djerba oases; because it ferments the same day it is drunk on the spot and rarely leaves the oasis.

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