Tag: drinks

Jus de Fruit

Jus de Fruit

Jus de Fruit

This is the first recipe from the Central African country of Chad! Jus de fruit is simply a blended fruit drink with whole milk, sugar, ice, cardamom, and nutmeg. This drink is typically sold at roadside stands. Common fruits used in making this refreshing drink include, pineapple, mango, oranges, papaya, and guava.
Prep Time5 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Chadian
Keyword: central african, Chadian, drinks
Servings: 2
Author: Alex Gorgos

Equipment

  • blender

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups pineapple or mango, orange, papaya, guava
  • 2 cups whole milk
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 cup ice
  • 1/4 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

  • Place all the ingredients into a blender.
    Chad, drink
  • Blend until smooth.
    Chad, drink
Chad, drink
Pour into 2 glasses. Garnish with a piece of fruit that you used to make the drink.
Papelon con Limon

Papelon con Limon

Papelon con Limon

I’m a huge fan of homemade lemonade and limeade. This recipe is probably the best sugary citrus drink that I’ve ever had. Papelon con limon is a popular and refreshing drink in Venezuela. There are only 3 ingredients needed to make: water, lime juice, and piloncillo. Piloncillo is unrefined sugarcane that is sold in 8 oz cones. You can find piloncillo at just about every grocery store in the Latin section, sometimes labeled as panela.
Prep Time10 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Venezuelan
Keyword: drinks, Latin American, Venezuelan
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 1 piloncillo cone
  • 4 cups water
  • 4 cups ice water
  • 3 limes juiced

Instructions

  • Bring 4 cups of water to a boil in a pot. Add in the piloncillo cone.
    Venezuelan, drinks
  • Simmer until the cone is completely dissolved.
    Venezuelan, drink
  • Pour the sugary syrup into a glass picture. Stir in the lime juice and cold water.
    Venezuelan, drink
Venezuelan, drink
Serve the lime drink over ice.
Blueberry Jasmine Iced Tea

Blueberry Jasmine Iced Tea

Blueberry Jasmine Iced Tea

Jasmin tea is the most popular scented tea in China. It has a predominantly green tea base, with white and black tea added, plus jasmine blossoms for the aroma. I’m personally not a fan of hot drinks, but I sure do like iced ones. Since I’ve been on this homemade flavored tea kick, I decided to make a blueberry syrup and add it to iced jasmine tea. This couldn’t of turned out more excellent. After you make this the first time, you’ll be drinking this by the gallons, weekly. It is that good.
Prep Time20 minutes
Course: Drinks
Cuisine: Chinese, Fusion
Keyword: Chinese, drinks, East Asian, Fusion
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • 7 cups water
  • 8 jasmine tea bags

Blueberry Syrup

  • 1 pint blueberries washed
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 1 cup sugar

Instructions

  • Place the blueberries, water, lemon juice, and sugar in a small pot over high heat. Once it begins to boil, turn the heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes without stirring.
    Chinese, fusion, drink
  • Pour the syrup through a fine mesh strainer. Let completely cool.
    Chinese, fusion, drink
  • Bring a pot of 7 cups of water to a boil. Take off the heat. Add the tea bags, allowing to steep for 5 minutes.
    Chinese, fusion, drinks
Chinese, fusion, drink
Pour the tea and blueberry syrup over ice in a large carafe and serve.