Coconut flower wine originated in India. Not everyone in poor areas can afford to drink alcohol. Indians found that the coconut juice of coconut trees was very similar to wine, so they fermented coconut juice and yeast to make coconut wine, and then it spread to Malaysia.
Coconut juice is the juice in the unopened bud of coconut. Coconut flowers grow on the top of the coconut tree, and the workers climb several floors of coconut trees with their bare hands without any tools. After climbing to the top of the tree, cut off the front end of the coconut flower stem with a sharp knife, and let the coconut flower juice flow out of the flower stem and collect it in the crock.
Each coconut tree can absorb coconut juice twice a day. Once the juice is put into the bud, it will no longer bear coconuts. Coconut flower juice can be used not only to brew coconut wine, but also to make cakes. The coconut candy introduced before is also made of coconut flower juice.
The Malaysian government has only issued a small number of licenses to produce coconut wine for fear that coconut stems will be over-picked, which will affect coconut production. I found two stores selling coconut wine for you. You can try it when traveling to Malaysia.
Tuodi coconut wine shop
This shop is located near the old community of Johor Bahru, and its appearance is simple and even a little shabby. This cement hut was built in 1920, and the brand of coconut wine written in Malay, English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean and other languages is very international.
The coconut juice in this shop comes from the coconut grove in Zhenlin Mountain. Workers will naturally ferment coconut flower wine before transporting it to the store. It can be said that it is pure hand-brewed coconut wine.
There is a barbed wire fence on the counter to separate the kitchen from the drinking area, and the wine is ordered and taken through the small window below. Coconut wine in the store is very cheap. A glass of 3 ringgit, 1.5l plastic bottle costs 12 ringgit, which is about RMB 19 yuan.
The wine in the shop is at room temperature and smells a faint taste. The liquor is milky white, and there is a layer of foam floating on the wine surface, which looks like Corbis in Japan. Coconut wine tastes sour and sweet, not as exciting as other wines.
Coconut Garden Restaurant is located in Port Klang, Malaysia, where coconut farms are concentrated. Coconut Garden is a restaurant with Nanyang characteristics, and its style is somewhat similar to that of domestic farmhouses. Coconut wine is also sold in the store, and the price of each bottle is RM 8, which is about RMB 65,438 +02.6.
The coconut wine in this shop is iced, and a small basin of ice will be sent. Iced coconut wine will taste fresher and smell less obvious.
Black dog beer?
Friends who are not used to the taste of coconut wine can match the local black dog beer. Local Chinese like to mix coconut wine and beer at the ratio of 1: 1. Coconut wine mixed with dark beer will be more sweet and sour, because it will have a feeling of drinking soda water when mixed with carbonic acid in beer.
Because coconut wine contains no additives, it can only be stored for two days, otherwise it will go bad. Friends should buy now and drink now ~