Health concerns drinking local palm toddy in Jaffna
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Palmyra toddy is a staple of northern culture and is perfectly safe if consumed fresh. You must go early in the morning (around 8 AM to 10 AM) when it is sweet and mildly fermented. If you drink it late in the afternoon, the heat causes rapid fermentation, making it highly alcoholic and sour, which might upset a foreign stomach.
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Yuki T.•13030 rep•235
We drank it out of folded palmyra leaves. It was an incredible cultural experience, completely safe.
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Elena C.•14770 rep•229
Do not eat the super spicy raw seafood they sell outside the tavern if you have a weak stomach though.
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