Refreshing Drinks from the Middle East
By Marie Meliksetian
Summer drinks are very popular in the Middle East. Below is a list that can be purchased online or at Middle Eastern store. All you need to do is add water and sometimes sugar and pine nuts.
1. Jallab: Syrup made of molasses, rose water, dates. The combination of the ingredients gives it an amazing taste unlike anything you have experienced.
Simply put 3 tablespoon of the syrup in a glass fill with water and ice. Top it with pine nuts. It has a refreshing sweet taste.
2. Orange Flower Water (May Zaher.) Orange Blossom water. It is often used in Middle Eastern desserts and pastries. Simply add 3 tablespoons of orange flower water and 2 tablespoons of sugar into a full glass of water.
3. Rose Water (May Wared). Rose Water is made of distilled rose petals. Similar to Orange Flower Water, mix it in a glass of water with sugar and ice. Drink it fresh. Rose water is also used in Middle Eastern desserts and pastries.
Additional Middle Eastern refreshing drinks are the Mullberry Syrup and Rose Syrup.
Try them all ... Guaranteed you will like them. "Sahtain"
