Some of you may not know what agua fresca is, so I am going to share. Agua means water and fresca means fresh....but agua frescas are something totally different. In Mexico, they sell these on the street corners from large glass or plastic containers and they come in a wide variety of flavors including melon, honeydew, strawberry, mango, pineapple, jamaica (hibiscus flower) and more.
Yesterday, my hubby wanted a melon agua fresca so we stopped by Pro's Ranch Market (local Mexican grocery store) where they make and sell them fresh. He enjoyed it so much that today I thought I would try to make some out of the cantaloupe or honeydew that I had sitting on the counter.
First, I decided just to throw the cut up melon into the blender with a little water. However, it didn't taste quite right, so I decided to look up some recipes for aguas frescas. Well, guess what the secret ingredient is? LOTS of sugar!!! Oh no! That makes them not so healthy! So I just added A LITTLE sugar and it turned out very yummy and refreshing.
So, now you have learned something new about life in Mexico!
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