agua de Jamaica
Americannoun
plural
aguas de JamaicaExample Sentences
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Known in Mexico as agua de Jamaica and throughout the Caribbean as sorrel, the drink is made by simmering and steeping dried hibiscus blossoms with spices.
From New York Times • May 27, 2022
The drink probably jumped from West Africa to the Caribbean islands via the Atlantic slave trade, which might explain why Latin Americans call the hibiscus flor de Jamaica and the drink agua de Jamaica.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022
To make a pitcher of agua de Jamaica, combine one-third of it with a half-gallon of water and sugar to taste.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022
But if you’re at a Latin American taqueria, it’s probably that most ubiquitous of aguas frescas, agua de Jamaica, gleaming from a plastic drink dispenser on the edge of the counter.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2022
The flower’s jewel-toned petals have always been especially popular in Mexico, in preparations from agua de Jamaica to aromatic mole.
From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2022
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