Jigarthanda is a cold beverage that is famous in the
South India
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n city of
Madurai
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in
Tamil Nadu, India
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.
It translates to "cold liver" ("jigar" means "liver" in
Hindi
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, "thanda" means "cold" in Hindi) in
English
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, implying that the drink’s cooling effect will felt right down to one’s liver. It is generally prepared and served at roadside stalls as a refreshment during the
Indian
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summer. The basic ingredients include
milk
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,
almond gum,
sarsaparilla Sarsaparilla often refers to the sarsaparilla soft drink, made from Smilax plants.
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*Several species of plants, of the genus ''Smilax'', including:
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root syrup,
sugar
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and
ice cream
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.
See also
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List of Indian beverages
With a climate as varied and extreme as India, the people require a myriad of options to keep their thirst appropriately quenched according to the weather conditions, varying from steaming hot drinks during winters to frosty cold drinks in su ...
References
Indian drinks
Madurai
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