Many will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo today with margaritas, but another great Mexican drink is la michelada, a type of cerveza preparada (a shandy, lit., a prepared beer), which is simple to prepare, refreshing and a bit lighter in alcohol than a margarita. And they’re simple to make! Here’s what you’ll need:
1 cerveza (beer)
2 oz. jugo de limón (lime juice)
5 oz. jugo de tomate (tomato juice)
unas gotas de salsa inglesa y tabasco (a few drops of Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco)
sal (salt)
hielo (ice)
The preparation is easy. Put salt on the rim of your glass. Pour the lime juice, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco sauce and tomato juice over the ice. Add beer to the top of your glass. Then, drink to Mexico!
¡Arriba, abajo, al centro, pa’ dentro! ¡Viva México!
