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Nicaraguan Drinks
Enjoy the
Refreshing Drinks of Nicaragua
There are many national drinks that you will enjoy when you go to
Nicaragua.
Some of
them are: Fresh tropical fruit juice, Chicha de maíz and de jengibre
(in order to make this drink you have to boil corn and then grind it
with food coloring), Tiste (this is another unusual drink that you
will have the opportunity to taste. It is made from corn and cocoa
drink.
Nicaraguans also have a strong tradition of consuming grain-based
drinks. Cereales y Cafe El Vencedor, a small cottage industry owned
and operated by Ramiro and Helen Alvarez, specializes in beverage
mixes.
One room
houses several small electrically powered mills, sacks of corn,
cocoa beans, barley, oats, jicaro (gourd) seed, and the cartons that
Don Ramiro and Dona Helen hand pack themselves. The popularity of
Pinol, a hearty beverage made from toasted corn, as an early morning
pick-me-up has earned Nicaraguans the nickname, “Pinoleros.”
Another original drink is cacao. This is actually one of the
favorite drinks in the world.
However, Nicaragua has not only national drinks, but also drinks
like juices and sodas: Coke, Pepsi and others. It is very
interesting to see that if you analyze our drinks, you'll see that
most of our drinks are made of corn and cacao. So the corn in my
country is one of the most important crops.
On the other hand, we have rum. This is the liquor of choice, though
you will find some whiskey and vodka as well. The local brand of Rum
is Flor de Caña and is available in several varieties: Light, Extra
Dry, Black Label (aged 7 years), Centenario (aged 12 years) and a
new top-of-the line 18 year old aged rum.
There is
also cheaper rum called Ron Plata. On the othet hand, you can also
find beer in Nicaragua. The local beer is Victoria, another one "Toña".
It's pretty cheap to drink in Nicaragua.
Nicaraguan tortillas, larger and thicker than their machine-made
Mexican cousins, are also available in Miami. Ninosca, a family
operation run by Perla Marina Castro in Little Havana occupies what
looks like a converted garage.
Among the Creole population traditional drinks include sorrel wine
and ginger beer, a peppery beverage made of mashed ginger root
boiled in water, then cooled and sweetened with sugar. Perhaps the
most distinctly indigenous Miskito specialty, wabul, is a drink made
of pounded breadfruit or other tubers, mixed with coconut or cow’s
milk.
Another new and great drink bears the name of ‘the new national
drink of Nicaragua” is La Macua. This drink is a rum-based with
guava, lemon, and sugar on the rocks.
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