Papelón con limón
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Papelón con limón is a refreshing Venezuela
n beverage made with papelón
(raw hardened sugar cane pulp), water, and usually lime
or sometimes lemon
juice.
It is usually served during the hottest hours of the day, and commonly offered with traditional Venezuelan food, such as arepas, cachapa
s or hervidos (rich chicken or beef stew).
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
n beverage made with papelón
Rapadura
Rapadura is the Portuguese name for a form of sugarcane juice, used as a sweetener or as a candy, common in Latin American countries such as Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela and the Caribbean. See also panela...
(raw hardened sugar cane pulp), water, and usually lime
Lime (fruit)
Lime is a term referring to a number of different citrus fruits, both species and hybrids, which are typically round, green to yellow in color, 3–6 cm in diameter, and containing sour and acidic pulp. Limes are a good source of vitamin C. Limes are often used to accent the flavors of foods and...
or sometimes lemon
Lemon
The lemon is both a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world – primarily for its juice, though the pulp and rind are also used, mainly in cooking and baking...
juice.
It is usually served during the hottest hours of the day, and commonly offered with traditional Venezuelan food, such as arepas, cachapa
Cachapa
Cachapas are a traditional Venezuelan dish made from corn. Like arepas, they are popular at roadside stands. They can be made like pancakes of fresh corn dough, or wrapped in dry corn leaves and boiled...
s or hervidos (rich chicken or beef stew).