Jamaica Water
For our lunch break today on the snorkel trip, we beached our boat and Christian and Jesus, the captain, unpacked some sandwiches, fresh fruit, chips, cookies and leverages. I'm always amazed at the interesting flavors of snack chips that are available in Mexico but not the United States. But more interesting today was one of the drink choices.
Christian pointed at one cooler and said it contained plain water, but the other cooler contained "Jamaica Water," or to the locals in Mexico, "Agua de Jamaica."
"What is Jamaica Water?" I asked.
"It's like a tea," explained Christian. "You boil the flowers of the Jamaica (Hibiscus) plant to extract the flavor, then you just add sugar."
"I've never heard of Jamaica Water before, but it tastes like fruit punch to me," I said.
Christian looked a little disappointed. "You've never heard of Jamaica Water?" he asked.
"No," I said.
Then Christian asked an America woman on the trip if she has ever heard of Jamaica Water, and she said no.
Curious, the woman then tasted the Jamaica Water.
"It does taste a bit like fruit punch," said the woman. "But I think I'd like it better if it had some vodka in it."
Christian pointed at one cooler and said it contained plain water, but the other cooler contained "Jamaica Water," or to the locals in Mexico, "Agua de Jamaica."
"What is Jamaica Water?" I asked.
"It's like a tea," explained Christian. "You boil the flowers of the Jamaica (Hibiscus) plant to extract the flavor, then you just add sugar."
"I've never heard of Jamaica Water before, but it tastes like fruit punch to me," I said.
Christian looked a little disappointed. "You've never heard of Jamaica Water?" he asked.
"No," I said.
Then Christian asked an America woman on the trip if she has ever heard of Jamaica Water, and she said no.
Curious, the woman then tasted the Jamaica Water.
"It does taste a bit like fruit punch," said the woman. "But I think I'd like it better if it had some vodka in it."
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