🇲🇭 Marshallese Cuisine

Jekaro

Fresh Coconut Toddy

Prep Time 12 hours
Servings 4
Difficulty Hard

Sweet, mildly effervescent sap collected from coconut flower buds, enjoyed fresh as a refreshing natural beverage rich in vitamins.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Identify a coconut palm with a mature, unopened flower bud (spathe).
  2. 2 Climb the palm and carefully slice the tip of the spathe.
  3. 3 Attach a clean collection container beneath the cut to catch dripping sap.
  4. 4 Leave overnight for 8-12 hours to collect the sweet sap.
  5. 5 Retrieve the container in the early morning while the sap is still fresh and sweet.
  6. 6 Strain and serve immediately chilled, or allow to ferment slightly for a tangier drink.

Did You Know?

Skilled toddy cutters in the Marshall Islands can collect up to 2 liters of sap per day from a single palm.