Drinks

Tamarind drink.
Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. of Tamarind.
  • 10 glasses of water.
  • Sugar to taste.
  • Pinch of salt.
Directions:
Peal and wash the tamarind thoroughly, and let it sit for one hour in some of the water. Whisk until pulp has fallen of the seeds. Add the remaining water and whisk until the pulp has fully diluted. Once the pulp is fully diluted, strain it and add the pinch of salt and sugar. serve cool with ice.


Salad drink.
Ingredients:

  • 1 mamey.
  • 1 small pineapple.
  • 3 cashew fruits.
  • 1 apple or green mango.
  • 5 limes.
  • Sugar to taste.
  • Pinch of salt.
  • 10 glasses of water.
Directions:
Peal and chop the mamey and pineapple, and place in a container. Then squeeze the juice of 2 of the cashew fruits to obtain just the juice of them and chop the remaining cashew fruit, and place in the container with the other fruits. Chop the apple and place with the other fruits, and squeeze the limes on to mixture of fruits. Add sugar and salt to the mixture of fruits and led rest for 1 hour, then add the water and refrigerate.


Cebada drink.
Ingredients:

  • 1 litre of water ( 4cups).
  • 1 cinnamon stick.
  • 5 allspice whole seeds.
  • 1 small piece of ginger.
  • 5 cloves.
  • 1/2 cup of all purpose flour.
  • 2 tbsp of vanilla extract.
  • 2 tbsp of strawberry extract, or essence.
  • Sugar to taste.
  • Pinch of salt.
Directions:
Boil the water along with the cinnamon, the cloves, the ginger, and the pepper seeds for 15 minutes. Once the 15 minutes have passed, add the flour diluted in 1 additional cup of water. Bring to medium heat and let boil for 5 minutes. Strain and let it cool down, once cool add the sugar and salt, and let rest for a couple of minutes and serve with plenty ice.


Horchata drink.
ingredients:

  • 2 lb. of morro seeds.
  • 2 oz. of cinnamon sticks.
  • 2 whole nutmegs.
  • 2 oz. of coriander.
  • 25 allspice whole seeds.
  • 4 lb. of rice.
Directions:
Toast the rice on a skillet over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the rice has gained a golden look, and set aside. Then toast the morro seeds together with the cinnamon, the coriander, the nutmeg, and the allspice seeds, until they have gained a golden look. Once all ingredients have been toasted, mix and grind into a fine powder, or take the mixture to a mill and have it done there. This fine powder can be stored in an air tight container for an indefinite amount of time.  To prepare the drink dissolve 8 tbs. of powder in 2 cups of water and strain with a fine cloth, then mix the strained water with 1 cup of water, 1 cup of milk and add sugar to taste. Serve cold with plenty ice.