Sugarcane with ginger and lime
The street-corner standard, made properly at home. Sweet, sharp and best drunk within minutes of pressing.
Method
- 1
Press the cane with a piece of ginger fed through alongside it.
- 2
Add lime juice and a pinch of black salt.
- 3
Serve immediately over ice.
Before you start
This is a sugar-dense drink. Nothing on this page addresses blood sugar management.
Keeping it
Minutes, not hours. It ferments fast in warm weather.
Where it comes from
Sold from hand-cranked presses across India through the hot months.
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