Mint lemonade is lemonade flavored with mint. It may be made with whole mint leaves, mint-flavored syrup, or pureed mint leaves, and may be served over ice cubes or blended with ice into a slush or smoothie. It is sometimes called a virgin mojito.[1]
Mint lemonade may also be made into sorbets, ice pops, and so on.[citation needed]
Namesedit
In the Arab world it is called “limon na-naa”.
In Israel, it is called limonana, a portmanteau of limonHebrew: לימון 'lemon' and naʿnaʿHebrew: נענע 'mint'.[20][21] The word was coined for an advertising campaign to promote bus advertising, in which various celebrities were shown promoting a drink called "Limonana", a blend of lemon and mint, which was in the end revealed to be fictitious.[22][23][24][6]
Referencesedit
^ abSimon Difford, Cocktails: Over 2250 Cocktails, 2008, ISBN 0955627605, p. 44-45
^April White, Lemonade with Zest: 40 Thirst-Quenching Recipes, 2018, ISBN 1452162840, "Middle Eastern Limonana", p. 40
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^"Recipes for Graniti", The House Beautiful14:1:20 (June 1903)
^"Zahav defines Israeli cuisine in America". Eater. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^Medovoy, George. "Savoring Israeli flavors at Jaffa.LA". The Jerusalem Post. The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
^"Limonana: Summer Drinks". Hadassah Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^Lewis, Dan (2013). "Limonana - when life gives you advertising space, make lemonade". Now I Know: The Revealing Stories Behind the World's Most Interesting Facts. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781440563638.
^הפלאפל ברדיו עובד,הפרסום פחות [The Falafel on Radio Works, The Advertising Less So] (in Hebrew). tapuz.co.il. 31 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
^Sharon-Rivlin, Vered (14 October 1997). מה בולט ושורץ בגוש דן [What is Prominent and Swarming in Gush Dan?]. Globes (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2012.
^Siegal, Lilach (29 May 2001). לימונענע וירטואלית [Virtual Limonana]. The Marker (in Hebrew). Retrieved 28 May 2012.