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Agua de Sapo

Name: Agua de Sapo
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Costa Rica
Ingredients: 150g Brown sugar; 40g Ginger; 3 Lime; 1L Water; To taste Ice

Dessert

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

A refreshing cold drink of dark sugar, ginger, and lime from Limón on the Caribbean side.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Agua de sapo, curiously named 'toad water,' is a traditional drink of Limón province on Costa Rica's Caribbean side. Cane dark sugar (tapa de dulce) is dissolved in water with ginger, lime is squeezed in, and it's chilled. It's said to be named for its cloudy brown look, and it quenches thirst on hot days.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a hot Caribbean afternoon at Limón's market, cold brown drink is poured from a big jar into cups as the ice clinks.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Brown sugar 150g
Ginger 40g
Lime 3
Water 1L
Ice To taste

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel and grate the ginger.
Warm 300ml water, the dark sugar, and ginger in a pot to dissolve the sugar.
Turn off the heat and let stand 10 minutes to infuse the ginger.
Add the remaining water, squeeze in the lime, and mix.
Strain, chill, and pour into glasses with ice.

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