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It’s Michelada Time!

If life gives you limes, make a michelada!

The first time I had one of these refreshing drinks I thought, “Wow, this is like a limonada and beer all in one! How come I didn’t think of this combination?” My next thought was, “I need to have another one.” A michelada goes down especially well on a hot sunny day or while enjoying a football game and eating some spicy Mexican food. Danger, you can’t have just one.

There are quite the variations of micheladas. Some are made with lime juice and assorted sauces, spices, peppers, and tomato juice, but I like to keep mine simple and make more of a “Chelada”.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup ice

Mexican beer (recommend: Dos XX or Tecate)

¼ cup fresh lime juice

Sal Limón or coarse salt

Directions:

Moisten rim of glass with a lime and coat with Sal Limón or salt. Add ice and lime juice. Add beer, and drink before the ice melts.

Photography by Jeanine Thurston

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Comment by Jennifer Lynn Dodson on March 30, 2012 at 6:40pm: This sounds like a fabulous summer drink!

Comment by Yvette ~ Muy Bueno on February 3, 2011 at 11:07am: Thank you Marcela! It was great chatting with you this morning (in my Spanglish) LOL!!! Please be sure to subscribe to our blog for updates on our book release! Thanks for helping me keep the traditions alive!

Comment by Marcela Hede on February 3, 2011 at 9:39am: I saw your blog, very interesting book. I really entices many Hispanics to keep traditions alive!

Comment by Yvette ~ Muy Bueno on February 2, 2011 at 4:38pm: Hola Marcela! Great pic on your post! Thats the way to drink a cerveza -- con amigos!

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Comment by Marcela Hede on February 1, 2011 at 6:01pm: I love micheladas. We make them in Colombia, they are not hot at all like some of the Mexican micheladas I have tried which contain tabasco, soy sauce and black pepper. I have a recipe on my site about the "spicy michelada." Here is the page http://www.hispanic-culture-online.com/michelada.html

I also learnt that if you drink the type of michelada that is only lemon and beer they call it "chelada"?