In crisp winter evenings, after the sun has gone down, armed with sharp tools, siulis climb up wild date palm trees. They poke a hole in the tree trunk, attach a bamboo channel, and direct it to an earthen pot that they hang from the trunk. Drop by drop, date palm sap fills the pot throughout the night. Before sunrise the next day, the pots are retrieved. This is West Bengal’s ambrosia, our secret to wintery sweetness.
Thanks for sharing this piece of your culture with us all @Sojib_Sikder I had no idea that this was even a thing. Is the date palm sap just used for a sweetener or does it have other uses? How much is typically collected overnight from each tree?