MexicoKaren
Head Chef
I thought some of you might be interested in hearing about the wonderful fruit drinks that Mexicans drink in abundance - really all year round, but more in the warm summers, of course. "Agua fresca" is any drink made with fruit and water, with ice. You start with puree of mango, pineapple, guava, strawberry - any fruit you like. Use about a cup of fruit pulp per liter of water, add sugar to taste and serve iced. Here, I can buy fruit pulp in a bottle to make my own, or you can put the fruit in a blender or food processor. We also drink alot of "Jamaica", which is a tea brewed form hibiscus flowers. I don 't know if you can buy it in the states, maybe at a Hispanic grocery if you have one in your town. It is dark red and tastes a bit like cranberry juice. We also drink alot of "limonada", which is made like lemondae, but with limes. About a half cup to a liter of water, lots of sugar. Very refreshing!