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Tua Sabu

Distilled palm wine, potent traditional spirit

Timor-Leste Wine & spirit Vegetarian

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

Palm wine distilled into a clear spirit in village stills and drunk at ceremonies; the unfermented sap is drunk fresh as tua mutin.

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What is Tua Sabu?

Tua Sabu is a wine & spirit from Timor-Leste: distilled palm wine, potent traditional spirit. Palm wine distilled into a clear spirit in village stills and drunk at ceremonies; the unfermented sap is drunk fresh as tua mutin.

Made with

coconut

Cooked

distilled

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