🇸🇳 Senegal recipe
Bissap
The national drink of Senegal: dried hibiscus flowers gently infused with fresh mint and ginger, sweetened to taste and chilled until bracingly cold. Served in tall glasses over ice at baptisms, weddings, and the hottest hours of the afternoon.
Prep10 mins + 4 hrs chill
Cook15 mins
Serves6
Difficultyeasy
Ingredients
- 60 g dried hibiscus flowers (bissap / karkadeh)
- 1.5 liters filtered water
- 150 g granulated sugar, or to taste
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, peeled and sliced
- 10 fresh mint leaves, plus extra for serving
- 1 tsp orange blossom water (optional)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Juice of 1 lime
- Ice cubes, for serving
Method
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Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 95
- Protein
- 0.3 g
- Carbs
- 24 g
- Fat
- 0.1 g
