limeade
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File:Lemonade (Lime version).jpg
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.marthastewart.com/332254/limeade|title=Limeade|date=February 8, 2011|website=Martha Stewart}} Vodka or white tequila can be added to make a limeade cocktail.{{cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/a23932/how-to-make-limeade/ |title=How To Make Limeade - Easy Recipe for Limeade |publisher=Goodhousekeeping.com |date=2011-06-28 |access-date=2019-10-13}} The exact ingredients, preparation and names of the drink can vary by country.
Homemade limeade
Limeade is popular in tropical countries, such as Jamaica, where limes are common.{{Cite web|title=Limeade Recipe|url=https://www.marthastewart.com/332254/limeade|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Martha Stewart|language=en-us}}
= West Indies and the Caribbean =
In the Bahamas{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Compass Point Switcher Bahamian Cocktail Unexplained |url=https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/nassau/compass-point-switcher |access-date=2021-10-26 |website=Uncommon Caribbean |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Winterfest White Party Culinary Competition |url=http://www.winterfestparade.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/winning%20recipe%20-%20Beverage%20Bahamian%20Switch-A.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226055533/http://www.winterfestparade.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/winning%20recipe%20-%20Beverage%20Bahamian%20Switch-A.pdf |archive-date=2011-12-26 |access-date=2013-09-15}}{{Cite web |last=Rolle Rahming |first=Helen Patricia |year=2008 |title=Breaking Through My Invisible Bubble |url=https://www.google.com/search?tbo=p&tbm=bks&q=isbn:1468526200 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.google.com |publisher=AuthorHouse |language=en}} and Turks and Caicos, like lemonade, limeade is often referred to as "switcha" or "switcher".
= Asia =
It is one of the most popular drinks in India and Pakistan{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} and is known as nimbu paani or limbu pani;{{Cite web|url=https://www.vahrehvah.com/indianfood/nimbu-paani|title=NIMBU PAANI|website=WELCOME TO VAHREHVAH}}{{Better source needed|date=January 2024}} lemons can also be used for nimbu paani.{{Cn|date=May 2025}}
File:Koh Mak, Thailand, Lime juice with ice, Lemonade, Limeade.jpg
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|date=January 2013}} A Thai-styled limeade tastes salty, and sometimes does not have any sugar.{{cite book|author=Michele Anna Jordan|title=California Home Cooking: 400 Recipes that Celebrate the Abundance of Farm and Garden, Orchard and Vineyard, Land and Sea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VAQGvpmE3cC&pg=PT1088|date=11 October 2011|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-1-55832-597-5|page=1088}}
Commercial limeade
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.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
Sonic Drive-In uses Sprite to create its popular cherry limeade.{{cite book |author=Todd Wilbur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wG_ne3MMDq0C&pg=PT20 |title=Top Secret Recipes--Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes: Creating Cool Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Drinks |date=29 January 2002 |publisher=Penguin Group US |isbn=978-1-101-11867-2 |page=20}}
Switcha is the name a commercial brand of limeade sold in the Bahamas.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/limeade_with_a_touch_of_mint/ Mint Limeade recipe]
- [http://allrecipes.com/recipe/limeade/ All Recipes' Limeade recipe]
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