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Thailand Food Exploration: Nam Tan Sod

I had previously considered nam oi (sugar cane juice) the undisputed title holder of “World’s Least Healthy Juice”, so it came as a shock to find out there was another contender snapping at its heels.

Spying this stall in a Rayong market, I asked our Thai host what it was. “Palm sugar juice,” she replied.

palm sugar juice
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Thailand Food Exploration: Nam Oi

I think of juice (in moderation) as something healthy. I’ll glug down some of my favourite Bramley apple, then plonk the glass down with a satisfied thud declaring “that’s one of my five a day”.

But when the juice in question is sugar cane juice, even I begin to have doubts as to whether all juice is such a good thing.

Sugarcane juice

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