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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
Tungi
cactus pear, Optuntia ficus-indica
A distilled alcohol made from the fruit of the prickly pear (cactus pear, Optuntia ficus-indica)
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Tungi
Tungi (pronounced “Toon-Jee”) is an eau-de-vie distilled from the fermented juice of the prickly pear, which grows wild on the remote Atlantic island of Saint Helena. A British overseas territory...
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