Agua Fresca 4. Agua de Chia

Poor chia. When you google it on the web you are assaulted by two kinds of sites. 1. Chia pets. If you’ve never encountered these, they are little toy animals,…

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Agua Fresca 3. Naranjada

Here’s an incredibly simple agua fresca, naranjada. Yes, it’s simply orange juice and water. In Mexico, I have the impression that it is much commoner in restaurants than at home.…

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Agua Fresca 2: Tamarindo

Well, on to this week’s agua fresca. It’s another of the great basics of the Mexican kitchen, agua de tamarindo. Here’s a pitcher, a warm brown color, lightly sweet, addictively…

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