Sagueir

Pork, it is true, they hold in abhorrence, but will not refuse wine when offered them, and consume immense quantities of "sagueir," or palm-wine, which is about as intoxicating as ordinary beer or cider. When well made it is a very refreshing drink, and we often took a draught at some of the little sheds dignified by the name of bazaars, which are scattered about the country wherever there is any traffic.

In the morning, after arranging their hair, they remove from the trees the bamboo containing the sagueir, or toeak, collected during the night, and trim the stump for running during the day to supply their evening libations.

"It's true I do a bit with sleight o' hand to pay my way, but I had no luck this trip, and I'm asking....Brandy. Arrack or sagueir, if you say so. It's — it's quite a while since I had any. I — I want it pretty bad."

Most "sagueir" produced in Moa is consumed by households or immediate friends (i.e., it is not sold). However, several households tap two or more trees and produce up to 20 liters each day. These households regularly sell "sagueir," earrring up to Rp 8000 daily, which is more than the average daily wage labor rate for agricultural work.