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Drinks
5 recipes
DrinksColombian Hot Chocolate With Cheese in the Cup
Colombian hot chocolate made from sweetened table chocolate, frothed with a molinillo and served with a cube of fresh cheese melting in the cup. Why it must never boil, which cheese holds up and the calories of each version.
DrinksAguapanela, the Colombian Cane Sugar Drink, Four Ways
Aguapanela is unrefined cane sugar dissolved in water, 5 oz per liter, ready in 12 minutes and drunk hot or cold. The four strengths it is made at, why panela goes into cold water and how it compares with juice and soda.
DrinksColombian Lemonade with Condensed Milk
Colombian lemonade blends the limes whole, peel and all, with condensed milk for exactly twelve seconds in the blender. Any longer and the white pith turns the whole jug bitter. Four glasses in five minutes.
DrinksAvena Fría, the Colombian Cold Oat Drink
Colombian avena fría blends the oats with water, cooks them in cinnamon milk for four minutes and chills them for two hours. It is made looser than you want to drink it, because the starch keeps thickening cold.
DrinksSoursop Juice, the Colombian Way in 10 Minutes
Soursop juice with fresh pulp, cold water and lime, no added sugar, ready in 10 minutes for 2 glasses. How to tell a soursop is ripe, why the seeds never go in the blender and what the fruit actually delivers.