Pasi (caste)
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The Pasi is a de-notified community of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Pasi refers to tapping toddy, a traditional occupation of the Pasi community. The Pasi are divided into Gujjar, Kaithwas, and Boria
Pasi youths in Awadh, 1868
Palm wine
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Palm wine, known by several local names, is an alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm trees such as the palmyra, date palms, and coconut palms. It is known by various names
Pasi (caste)
…The Pasi (also spelled Passi) is a de-notified community of Uttar Pradesh state in India. Pasi refers to tapping toddy, a traditional occupation of the Pasi community. The Pasi are divided into Gujjar, Kaithwas, and Boria. They are classified as Schedule caste in the…
Bottles and a glass of palm wine
Toddy collectors at work on Cocos nucifera palms
Tapping palm sap in East Timor
Palm wine is collected, fermented, and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (c. 1990).