Talk:kai-kai

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Mentions with various ideas of what it's made from:

  • 1997, Helaine Selin, Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Westen Cultures, Springer Science & Business Media (→ISBN), page 335:
    Kenyan chang 'aa and Nigerian kai-kai are distilled from fermented cane sugar juice.
  • 2005, Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology. Conference, Proceedings of the 29th Annual Conference/AGM: Theme, Stimulating the Food Industry for National Development : from 11-13 October, 2005 : Venue, Women Development Centre (WDC), Ezza Road, Abakaliki
    Illicit gin, commonly called [] akpeteshie or kai-kai in parts of Nigeria, is a colourless alcoholic drink distilled from fermented palm wine. lllicit gin is affordable to the poor. lt is also the solvent for extracting and dispensing numerous roots and leaves used locally as 'drugs'.

- -sche (discuss) 20:45, 7 May 2021 (UTC)Reply