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Tepache

20 min Hands-on time + 72 hr waiting
EasyDifficulty
6 stepsSteps
Serves 4 Amounts follow along 4

What to get ready

  • Photograph of Pineapple Pineapple 2.2 lb
  • Photograph of Palm sugar Palm sugar 7.1 oz
  • Photograph of Cinnamon Cinnamon 0.1 oz
  • Photograph of Cloves Cloves 4 buds
  • Photograph of Ice cubes Ice cubes 7.1 oz

Method

  1. 1 Wash the pineapple thoroughly, then peel off the skin and remove the core for use in fermentation.
  2. 2 Dissolve the palm sugar in 500 ml of warm water until completely dissolved.
  3. 3 Place pineapple peel, cinnamon, and cloves in a glass jar, then pour in enough sugar syrup to cover them completely.
  4. 4 Cover with a thin cloth and let it sit in a cool, airy place for 2 days until foam appears and a slightly sour smell develops.
  5. 5 Let it ferment for another day if you want it to be more sour, then strain to remove the pulp.
  6. 6 Pour into a glass with ice cubes and drink it cold.
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