Wine

Vinho de Caju

Canjira

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Alcoholic drink made by fermenting cashew apple juice; Guinea-Bissau is one of the world's top cashew producers and the fermented apple juice is a popular local beverage; sweet, fruity, and mildly alcoholic; produced by women using traditional methods.

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What it is

A closer look at Vinho de Caju.

Alcoholic drink made by fermenting cashew apple juice; Guinea-Bissau is one of the world's top cashew producers and the fermented apple juice is a popular local beverage; sweet, fruity, and mildly alcoholic; produced by women using traditional methods.

What to look for

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A cloudy, pale yellow-orange fermented drink with a sweet, fruity cashew aroma; the alcohol content is low to moderate; sold in bottles and plastic containers at markets; a product of Guinea-Bissau's cashew economy — the apples are usually discarded in other countries but fermented here.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Vinho de Caju.

Native to

Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

Locality-specific tradition

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Traditional in

Belize

Country-wide tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Vinho de Cajuprimary
Canjiralocal · 🇬🇼
Cashew winelocal · 🇧🇿
Cashew Winealias

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