Chocolate Caliente Mexicano When the weather gets chilly, there is no better drink to warm you up than traditional Mexican hot chocolate frothed by hand with a wooden molinillo. It’s sooo… good! Choosing Chocolate The best chocolate comes from the state of Oaxaca which is what we used for this recipe. The city of Zacatecas produces a very good…
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Agua de Jamaica
Hibiscus Iced Tea Agua de Jamaica which translates as “hibiscus water” is a typical agua fresca to accompany the mid-day meal in Mexico. It is sweet, tart, delicious and really refreshing all at the same time. You prepare it by steeping hibiscus flowers to produce a concentrate that you dilute with water and sweeten with sugar. It is…
Agua de Guayaba
Refreshing Guava Drink Any drink made with fresh fruit and blended with water is known as an agua fresca or agua de fruta in Mexico. The literal translation of agua fresca is “fresh water” and the translation of agua de fruta is “fruit water.” The name of this drink is agua de guayaba which translates as “guava…