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 Mauritanian Bissap

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Mauritanian Bissap

Dessert
⏱ 30 min
👥 Serves 6
Difficulty ⭐

Hibiscus flowers steeped with mint and sugar — Mauritania's red cold drink.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

The red drink made by steeping hibiscus calyces is loved throughout West Africa, and in Mauritania it's a favorite in the hot season. The flowers are steeped and strained, then scented with sugar, mint, and orange flower water and chilled. It's served to break the Ramadan fast and at celebrations.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a hot Mauritanian afternoon, in the shade of a house, a crimson cold drink is poured into glasses with mint leaves floating on top.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 6)

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Bring water to a boil, add the hibiscus, turn off the heat, and let stand 15 minutes.

  2. Strain out the flowers.

  3. Add the sugar and dissolve.

  4. Add the mint and orange flower water and chill.

  5. Pour into glasses with ice.

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