Limeade
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Limeade, also called lime soda, is a lime-flavored, sometimes carbonated, drink. It is usually sweetened with sugar or sweeteners. A common method of preparation is to juice limes and combine the juice with simple syrup or honey syrup, along with some water and perhaps more sugar or honey.[1] Vodka or white tequila can be added to make a limeade cocktail.[2] The exact ingredients, preparation and names of the drink can vary by country.
Homemade limeade
[edit]Limeade is popular in tropical countries, such as Jamaica, where limes are common.[3]
West Indies and the Caribbean
[edit]In the Bahamas[4][5][6] and Turks and Caicos, like lemonade, limeade is often referred to as "switcha" or "switcher".
Asia
[edit]It is one of the most popular drinks in India and Pakistan[citation needed] and is known as nimbu paani or limbu pani;[7][better source needed] lemons can also be used for nimbu paani.[citation needed]
Limeade is also widely available in Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia due to the abundance of limes and relative rarity of lemons, as lemons are not a native species.[citation needed] A Thai-styled limeade tastes salty, and sometimes does not have any sugar.[8]
Commercial limeade
[edit]Many major beverage companies now offer their own brand of limeade, such as A.G. Barr of Glasgow and Newman's Own since 2004, with Minute Maid introducing a cherry limeade drink in response to the popularity of limeade.[citation needed]
Sonic Drive-In uses Sprite to create its popular cherry limeade.[9]
Switcha is the name a commercial brand of limeade sold in the Bahamas.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Limeade". Martha Stewart. February 8, 2011.
- ^ "How To Make Limeade - Easy Recipe for Limeade". Goodhousekeeping.com. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
- ^ "Limeade Recipe". Martha Stewart. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
- ^ Bennett, Steve. "Compass Point Switcher Bahamian Cocktail Unexplained". Uncommon Caribbean. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
- ^ "Winterfest White Party Culinary Competition" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
- ^ Rolle Rahming, Helen Patricia (2008). "Breaking Through My Invisible Bubble". www.google.com. AuthorHouse. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
- ^ "NIMBU PAANI". WELCOME TO VAHREHVAH.
- ^ Michele Anna Jordan (11 October 2011). California Home Cooking: 400 Recipes that Celebrate the Abundance of Farm and Garden, Orchard and Vineyard, Land and Sea. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 1088. ISBN 978-1-55832-597-5.
- ^ Todd Wilbur (29 January 2002). Top Secret Recipes--Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes: Creating Cool Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Drinks. Penguin Group US. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-101-11867-2.
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