World Flavors Cookbook

Chicha de Saril

Name: Chicha de Saril
Cook time: 15 min
Cuisine: Panama
Ingredients: 200g dried hibiscus flowers (saril/sorrel); 1.5L water; 200g sugar; 2cm fresh ginger, sliced; 1 cinnamon stick; Ice

Panamanian hibiscus (sorrel) drink — deep crimson, tart, and refreshing, sweetened with sugar and ginger. The Christmas drink of Panama.

Cuisine: Panama

Ingredients

200g dried hibiscus flowers (saril/sorrel)
1.5L water
200g sugar
2cm fresh ginger, sliced
1 cinnamon stick
Ice

Instructions

Boil water with ginger and cinnamon.
Add hibiscus flowers. Simmer 10 minutes.
Strain. Add sugar while warm. Stir to dissolve.
Cool completely. Serve over ice.