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Sura

palm wine tapped and fermented along the coast

Mozambique Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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

Coconut palm sap tapped at dawn on the northern coast; sweet when fresh, alcoholic within a day and distilled by some into spirit.

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What is Sura?

Sura is a wine & spirit from Mozambique: palm wine tapped and fermented along the coast. Coconut palm sap tapped at dawn on the northern coast; sweet when fresh, alcoholic within a day and distilled by some into spirit.

Made with

coconut

Cooked

fermented

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