Everything about Aguas Frescas totally explained
Aguas frescas (
Spanish for "fresh (cold) waters") are a combination of either
fruits,
cereals, or
seeds, and
sugar and
water, blended together to make a refreshing beverage. Although most common in
Mexico,
aguas frescas are also popular in
Central America and the
Caribbean. Some of the most popular flavors include
agua de tamarindo (made with
tamarind pods),
agua de jamaica (made with
roselle), and
agua de horchata (usually made with
rice and
cinnamon).
It is possible that from these aguas frescas the production of bottled fruit sodas such as
Jarritos arose. In Mexico the beverage is often sold by street vendors
There is some confusion in terms internationally between the drinks referred to here and bottled
soft drinks. In Guatemala and Nicaragua, these are referred to as
frescos, short for
refresco which in Mexico means soft drinks. Soft drinks in Guatemala are called
aguas, short for
aguas gaseosas but easily confused with the Mexican
aguas frescas.
Another type of aguas frescas, popular in Caribbean islands like the Dominican Republic, is made with oatmeal and a citrus juice.
It may be made with other ingredients, mainly with liquefied fruits:
Sweet fruits
Acid fruits
Lemon (squeezing with a juicer)
Lime
Orange (squeezing with a juicer)
Pineapple
Tamarind
Strawberry
Cucumber
Soursop
With seeds or flowers
Jamaica, a sugared cold drink made from the flowers of the hibiscus plant.
Horchata, which is made with barley or chufa (root of Cyperus esculentus), and in Mexico is made often of rice, rarely of oat, and scented with vanilla
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