Honey & Syrups
Kithul Treacle
කිතුල් පැණි
Sri Lanka
Sap tapped from the flower of the fishtail palm and boiled down into a dark, smoky syrup with a faintly bitter edge.
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What it is
A closer look at Kithul Treacle.
Sap tapped from the flower of the fishtail palm and boiled down into a dark, smoky syrup with a faintly bitter edge.
What to look for
Know it when you find it.
Tappers climb the palms twice a day for the sap. Real kithul is thin, dark and slightly bitter; a thick sweet syrup has been cut with sugar.
Where it belongs
Origins and
traditions.
Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Kithul Treacle.
Sri Lanka
Country-wide tradition
Names around the table
One food, more than one name.
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