Tepache

Mexico's fermented pineapple-rind drink.

Benefits

Lightly fizzy
tangy-sweet pineapple refresher
turns fruit scraps into a drink

Key compounds

Lactic and acetic acids and trace alcohol from fermentationsugars from pineapple and piloncilloaromatics from cinnamon

How to use it

Served cold over ice, used as a mixer for beer or cocktails, or as a tangy base for agua fresca

Evidence level

Traditional

Cautions & interactions

A live ferment with trace alcohol; ferment only briefly (1-3 days) or it turns to vinegar. Sanitize equipment.

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