Mexico Food – Drinks & More!!

Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 Cups Uncooked White Rice 1 Cinnamon Stick, broken into pieces 7 & 1/2 Cups Water 1 to 1 & 1/2 Tablespoons Vanilla Extract, or to taste 3/4 Cup White Sugar, or to taste Optional: 1/2 Cup Milk Directions: Lightly toast the rice in a comal, stirring constantly to prevent burning. (NOTE: [...]

Ingredients: 1 Large Cucumber, washed and sliced* 6 Key Limes (or 2-3 regular Limes), halved About 2 Quarts Cold Water 3/4 Cup White Sugar, or to taste Directions: *NOTE: You might choose to peel the cucumber prior to slicing it, but I prefer the flavor and health benefits with the skin included. Place the sliced [...]

Ingredients: About 1/2 of a Medium Watermelon Cold Water, enough to make 2 liters White Sugar, to taste Ice Cubes, optional Directions: Remove the rind and cube the watermelon. (To make things easier, you can use seedless watermelon and skip the straining step later.) Fill a blender with cubed watermelon and about a cup of [...]

Fresh fruit waters are very popular here in Mexico, especially when the temperature goes up. Try this agua de melon (cantaloupe water). It’s quick, easy, and wonderfully refreshing. Ingredients: 1 Cantaloupe Melon Cold Water, enough to make 2 quarts 1/4 Cup-1/2 Cup Sugar, or to taste Ice Cubes, optional Directions: Wash and dry cantaloupe, then [...]

Picture by Lorenia Flickr A traditional coffee that it´s a must drink to start the day´s activities. But we are not talking about regular coffee, this cafe de olla is unique because is sweetened with piloncillo and it has to be prepared in a clay bowl. Here the recipe: Ingredients: 4 Cups of water 4 [...]

Becky Luigart Stayner Jamaica flower iced tea is prepared from a flower called Jamaica (hibiscus sabdariffa) and its very popular here in Mexico. It is said that this flower arrived to Acapulco on the ships coming from India as part of the trade of products between the Nueva España and Asia. In Egypt, this flower [...]

Pulque is another traditional beverage (3-4 % alcohol) made from the juice of the maguey or agave plant. Is this beverage the same as tequila? No, tequila is fermented and destilled to make a strong alcohol, while pulque is a milky , slightly foamy and somewhat viscous beverage made by fermeting (not destilling) the fresh [...]