Palm Toddy – Why It's Worth Trying!

If you’ve visited the southern parts of India, you may have seen people selling neera, tadi, or toddy in local markets, or around the corner. This is the palm toddy that we’re talking about. Palm toddy is a popular drink in the southern parts of India as well as some other countries like Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mexico, Indonesia, and the Philippines. This is an organically made alcoholic drink extracted from different kinds of palm trees.Palm toddy is known to have some amazing benefits and is packed with some natural fibers, vitamins, and other goodness. If you haven't heard of this drink or never tried it, we have a list of reasons why you should try it out.

What Exactly Is Palm Toddy?

Palm toddy, as mentioned earlier, is (mostly) an alcoholic drink which is essentially gathered from the sap cut flowers of the different palm trees. The sap is usually extracted by cutting the bark of the palm tree. A clay pot is attached over the flower stump where the liquid gets collected over a period of time. Palm toddy is cloudy and whitish in color which is very sweet initially. It gets its alcoholic taste only after it's been fermented over a small period of time.[caption id="attachment_11383" align="aligncenter" width="535"] Photo Credit: Pinterest/ lara_christa14[/caption]

Why Palm Toddy Is Worth Trying

If you need to know more about why palm toddy is worth trying, we have a list of things that will intrigue you:

Health Benefits 

• Palm toddy is packed with protein, amino acids, iron, carbohydrate, magnesium, sugar, yeast, zinc, Vitamin C, potassium, and Vitamins B1, B2, B3, and B6.
• Toddy has been used in Ayurvedic medication for centuries now and has some significant healing properties to it. It's very fresh, nutritious, and healthy which is barely anything any other alcohol you’ll ever try will contain.
• Another great quality that palm toddy has is that it naturally contains lauric acid when it's freshly extracted. This acid is highly nourishing and has properties better than any baby processed milk would serve.
• If the toddy is extracted from coconut, it contains high levels of physicochemical properties as well. This means that they enhance your overall health. Plus, it's low in calories which most alcohols are not and that's an added benefit right there.
• Because it has so many natural properties and antioxidant properties, it gives you relief from viral flu, cough, or cold.
• While not proven, palm toddy is said to be great for your eyesight, helps fight cancer, keeps healthy skin, nails and hair, and is also known to promote cardiovascular health.

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Taste

• It has some great acidic and smooth alcoholic taste and is very fresh to have. You’ll love its aftertaste as it's the right balance of acidity, sweetness, and has that alcoholic kick to it. This toddy is to be consumed within 12 hours of tapping as it otherwise turns acidic, sour, or bitter in taste.
• If you like an intensely alcoholic drink, toddy can be just that for you. If you don't consume it within 12 hours, it can be fermented again. That's when the alcoholic contents along with the protein, and acids escalate making it more alcoholic in nature.

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It’s Incredibly Cheap!

• An alcohol that’s tasty and costs just about INR 100? This if you ask us, is a great bargain and gives you just another reason to try out this drink. In states like Kerala, you’ll get it for around INR 50 as well depending on which vendor you buy it from.

Summing UpThe nutritious benefits that palm toddy offers can be a long long list as you've seen above. It has a natural supply of some important minerals and that's what makes it an organically healthy beverage. The taste from the first sip itself is going to be great and you're going to enjoy every bit of it. So, make sure that you get yourself a glass of palm toddy and enjoy it thoroughly.

FAQs 

What Are The Benefits Of Palm Toddy?Palm toddy is a naturally produced drink that is obtained from palm trees. It’s a great source of some amino acids, sugar, protein, carbohydrates, potassium, magnesium, and other minerals and vitamins. Because it has such natural attributes, it’s known to have some health benefits if consumed in limited quantities. Is Toddy Better Than Alcohol?Palm toddy is an organic drink that you get from palm trees. It’s fermented and is to be consumed fresh as it has a richness of some minerals and nutrients that promote healthy attributes. Plus, it's not liquor in the real sense as it has very low levels of ABV in it which is naturally present. So, yes, toddy is better than alcohol in that sense.Does Toddy Make You High?Toddy has some naturally existing alcoholic taste when it's fermented for some time. This alcoholic taste is very low and makes it intoxicating. But in order for one to get high, you'd have to drink a lot of it.What Does Palm Toddy Taste Like?Palm Toddy is sweeter when consumed fresh but as it gets fermented, the acidic and alcoholic taste intensifies.Is Palm Toddy An Alcohol?Yes, palm toddy is an alcoholic drink that is naturally produced from the fermented sap of different types of palm trees. How Much Alcohol Is In Palm Toddy?Palm toddy has low levels of alcohol compared to other drinks. At it peak, it contains anywhere between 3 and 6 percent alcohol which is on par with that of some beers.