Wine

Kaokioki

Timbakatai

Kiribati

Fermented coconut sap; a traditional Kiribati alcoholic drink or coconut wine; made by fermenting te karewe (fresh coconut sap); similar to fermented toddy/tuba in other Pacific islands; the most important traditional alcoholic beverage before imported beer; a link to pre-colonial I-Kiribati culture.

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Kaokioki sticker illustration

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What it is

A closer look at Kaokioki.

Fermented coconut sap; a traditional Kiribati alcoholic drink or coconut wine; made by fermenting te karewe (fresh coconut sap); similar to fermented toddy/tuba in other Pacific islands; the most important traditional alcoholic beverage before imported beer; a link to pre-colonial I-Kiribati culture.

What to look for

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A cloudy, mildly alcoholic, sweet-sour liquid; the fermentation gives it a fizzy quality; made from te karewe (fresh coconut sap) fermented for several days; a traditional Kiribati alcoholic drink; similar to fermented toddy/tuba in other Pacific islands; the most important traditional alcoholic beverage before imported beer.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Kaokioki.

Native to

Kiribati

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Kaokiokiprimary
Timbakatailocal · 🇰🇮
Kiribati Coconut Winealias

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