agua de jamaica

plural agua de jamaicas

1. A beverage made from the roselle plant's sepals, usually an infusion or a soda.

   I really like Jarritos' agua de jamaica because they make it with real sugar and the home made agua is nasty.

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   Our study in California among low-income immigrants from Mexico and first-generation Mexican Americans showed that 68 ... Tacos (-11%) "Agua de Jamaica" (-40%) "Fideos" (-22%) Meat/Vegetables (-10%) "Atole" (-40%) "Chilaquiles" (-21%)

   1994. Nicolás Kanellos, Claudio Esteva Fabregat, Thomas Weaver, "Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Anthropology: Volume 4", Page 346

   agua de Jamaica is a popular drink made by steeping the red flower of the Jamaica plant in warm ^H water and then serving it chilled

   2000. Bruce Geddes, "Mexico", Page 66

   while agua de jamaica is made with dried hibiscus leaves.

   2010. John Noble, Kate Armstrong, Greg Benchwick, "Lonely Planet Mexico", Page 83

   flavoured cold drinks, of which the most common are horchata (rice milk flavoured with cinnamon) and agua de arroz (like an iced rice-pudding drink – delicious), agua de jamaica (hibiscus) or de tamarindo (tamarind).

   2010. Daniel Jacobs, John Fisher, "The Rough Guide to Mexico", Page 51