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{{short description|Indonesian traditional sweet and cold beverage}}
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| name              = Lahang
| image             = Lahang.JPG
| image_size        = 250px
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| caption           = A glass of street side lahang
| country           = [[Indonesia]]
| region            = [[West Java]]
| creator           =
| course            = Beverage
| served            = Cold
| main_ingredient   = Sap of [[Arenga pinnata]]
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'''Lahang''' is a traditional sweet and cold beverage from [[West Java]], [[Indonesia]], made from the [[sap]] of ''[[Arenga pinnata]]'' (''sugar palm'' or ''aren''). The drink is commonly known in Indonesia; however, it is usually associated with the [[Sundanese cuisine|Sundanese]] of West Java. It is known as a traditional [[Sports drink|isotonic]] drink.<ref>{{cite news | title = Lahang Sunda - Minuman Isotonik Khas Pasundan, Jangan Kelamaan Didiamkan Nanti Memabukkan | date = 7 September 2016 | language = Indonesian | work = Tribun Travel | url = http://travel.tribunnews.com/2016/09/07/lahang-sunda-minuman-isotonik-khas-pasundan-jangan-kelamaan-didiamkan-nanti-memabukkan }}</ref>
==Production==
''Lahang'' is obtained through tapping ''aren'' or sugar palm trees. The part being tapped are the male flowers of the ''aren'' plants. In order to maintain its freshness, farmers will usually start early in the dawn to tap the palm flowers. The optimal age of Arenga tree suitable for tapping is five years or older. Tapping the sap from ''Aren'' tree requires skills, prior of attaching the tube, the cob of male flowers must be cleaned to avoid contamination and impurities.
The sap liquid is slowly built up and dripped into the bamboo container. After certain period, the sap would be collected. In certain circumstances when the sap of sugar palm tree is left in open air for too long, the sap liquid will be fermented and turned into [[vinegar]] or [[palm wine]].
==Selling==
The sweet tasting sap then is mixed with ice and ready to be served. Iced ''lahang'' is usually sold as refreshment, a street beverage in large bamboo tubes. ''Lahang'' usually produced together with ''gula aren'' ([[palm sugar]]), ''[[tuak]]'' (palm wine) and ''[[dodol]]'' sweets, since all of them are the products of ''aren'' tree.
==See also==
{{Portal|Drink|Indonesia}}
* [[Bajigur]]
* [[Ginger tea|Teh Jahe]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.radiolitafm.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46:lahang-minuman-langka-yang-terpinggirkan&catid=8:liputan&Itemid=12 Lahang in LitaFM]
* [http://arenindonesia.wordpress.com/produk-aren/nira/ Aren sap]
{{Indonesian cuisine}}
[[Category:Cold drinks]]
[[Category:Indonesian drinks]]
[[Category:Sundanese cuisine]]