Sri Lanka’s toddy tapping sector is embroiled in a controversy over the recent gazette notification on Excise Amendment Bill which indicated the imposition of a ban on tapping of coconut and palmyrah ...

Rockland is Sri Lanka’s first commercial distillery, established in 1924. It was first commissioned under the British government to manufacture high quality coconut arrack in Ceylon, which remains a ...

There is a lot of history associated with the consumption of coconut toddy and the products made out of this toddy is enmeshed in the culture of Sri Lanka from the era of ancient kings. The ‘Mahavamsa ...

KOCHI: Kallu shap — the very uttering of the word invokes memories of much revelry, great spicy food, unbridled conversations, and of course, that sweet fermented drink by which the shop takes its ...

Shweta Gaonkar trains workers in toddy-tapping and teaches farmers how to use a climbing machine.(Photographs courtesy Shweta Gaonkar) When I reach the crown of the coconut tree, it makes me very ...

Homestay operators in Kerala have sought the government’s permission to serve toddy tapped from coconut palms on their premises to guests. This comes in the wake of widespread criticism over how even ...

Telangana's toddy tapping tradition faces collapse due to a sharp decline in licensed tappers, leading to a rise in adulterated toddy and public health risks. The younger generation is abandoning the ...

KRISHNAGIRI: The state government should remove toddy from The Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, urged S Nallasamy, field coordinator of the Tamil Nadu Toddy Movement. "Only in Tamil Nadu toddy tapping has ...

Two farmer associations in the region have apparently locked horns over the right of farmers to tap toddy, against the backdrop of the drastic fall in the price of coconut. The price has dropped from ...

One of the most alluring recipe openings I know is given in Katy Dalal’s Jamva Chaloji 2, her collection of lesser-known Parsi recipes, many of which are drawn from villages in Gujarat. The recipe for ...

HYDERABAD: The BJP has demanded that the state government implement 15 per cent reservation in the allotment of liquor shops to members of the traditional toddy tapping Goud community by issuing ...