page_title: Tubâ
section_title: Mexico
hierarchical_section_title: Tubâ / Outside of the Philippines / Mexico
caption_attribution_description: Tuba, bebida tipica colimense en la ciudad de Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico.
context_page_description: Tubâ is a Filipino alcoholic beverage created from the sap of various species of palm trees. During the Spanish colonial period, tubâ was introduced to Guam, the Marianas, and Mexico via the Manila Galleons. They remain popular in Mexico, especially in the states of Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Guerrero. Tubâ was also introduced to the Torres Strait Islands of Australia in the mid-19th century by Filipino immigrant workers in the pearling industry.
context_section_description: Tubâ, along with coconuts, were introduced to Mexico in the 16th to 17th centuries via the Manila Galleons to Acapulco through the Spanish-Asian trade route called the NAO of China. They remain popular in Western Mexico where they are known as tuba, particularly in the states of Colima, Jalisco, Michoacán, and Guerrero. Mexican tuba is made in the same way as Filipino tubâ. The traditional sap collectors are known as tuberos (which also means "plumber" in both Mexico and the Philippines). It became so popular that in 1619, Captain Sebastian de Piñeda wrote to King Philip III of Spain complaining of the Filipino "Indio" settlers in Nueva España who were causing significant loss of profits to Iberian alcohol exporters due to tuba.
  Mexican tuba is also commonly sold as tuba fresca, a non-alcoholic version made from fresh coconut sap. Tuba fresca is traditionally sold by street vendors in large bottle gourds mixed with coconut milk, ice, and sugar. It is usually topped with walnuts and diced fruit.
caption: Tuba fresca from Colima, Mexico; a non-alcoholic drink made from coconut sap derived from Philippine tubâ
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