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Senegal

I have one sourced drink connected to Senegal. The label on each card says how: where it began, what the country is known for, what people drink there, or where the origin is disputed.

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Senegal on the world map. Boundaries are generalized Natural Earth data.

Drinks of Senegal

Signature drinks and regional ones, with the evidence behind each. A drink marked non-alcoholic has no alcohol in the traditional serve.

  • Illustration of Bissap: clear vivid red to fuchsia, still, in a tall clear glass.

    Bissap

    Nationwide

    IconicSignature drinkNon-alcoholic

    A bright red infusion of dried hibiscus calyxes with sugar and mint, served very cold over ice. Recipes add orange blossom water, vanilla, ginger or pineapple juice in places. It is also drunk hot.

    A tea retailer's page and other recipe pages call bissap the national drink of Senegal, and Wikipedia calls it the most popular beverage there. Hibiscus drinks of the same plant go by other names in neighboring countries. No fetched source dates the drink.

    Made with: dried hibiscus flowers, water, sugar, fresh mint, orange blossom water or vanilla (optional).

    Confidence: mediumEvidence: teashop.com (opens in a new tab), ediblebrooklyn.com (opens in a new tab), en.wikipedia.org (opens in a new tab)

Map data: Natural Earth, public domain.