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Nipa

Clear spirit distilled from fermented coconut or cashew sap

Mozambique Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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

Distilled along the northern Mozambican coast from palm sap, and periodically outlawed as an illicit brew.

Frequently asked questions

What is Nipa?

Nipa is a wine & spirit from Mozambique: clear spirit distilled from fermented coconut or cashew sap. Distilled along the northern Mozambican coast from palm sap, and periodically outlawed as an illicit brew.

Made with

coconutfruit

Cooked

distilled

Nutrition facts

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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