What do you think about a combination of cucumber and lime? or have you heard cucumber limeade before? This non-alcoholic drink is very refreshing especially for hot sunny days. It’s known as Ie Boh Timon, in Aceh language , Ie means water or air (Indonesian); Boh means fruit or buah (Indonesian); Timon means cucumber or timun (Indonesian). It’s common in Acehnese restaurants in Indonesia. Acehnese food is very heavy in spices and similar to Indian food especially South Indian. To wash down hot and spicy food, the Acehnese restaurants serve this drink in their menu.
Ingredients:
- 4 cucumbers, halved lengthwise, discard the seed (if you like the seed, don’t discard), and shave.
- ice, crushed.
Lemongrass Limeade Syrup:
- 1 L water
- 225 g sugar
- 4 key limes, juiced
- 3 lemongrasses, take the white parts and bruise (alternatively, you can use frozen ground lemongrass and place in muslin bag)
Directions:
- Limeade syrup : Bring water, lemongrass, sugar, and lime juice to a boil until sugar dissolved. Remove from heat. Cool down at room temperature.
- Serving : In a glass, add cucumber shaved and crushed ice. Pour lemongrass limeade syrup over and stir. Serve.
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