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Toddy

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Palm sap tapped at dawn, cloudy and sour by afternoon, drunk from toddy shops

India and Malaysia Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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

Tapped from coconut and palmyra palms along the southern coasts; licensed toddy shops in Kerala and Tamil Nadu serve it with fiery side dishes.

Frequently asked questions

What is Toddy?

Toddy is a wine & spirit from India: palm sap tapped at dawn, cloudy and sour by afternoon, drunk from toddy shops. Tapped from coconut and palmyra palms along the southern coasts; licensed toddy shops in Kerala and Tamil Nadu serve it with fiery side dishes.

Made with

coconutsugar

Cooked

fermented

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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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