Limeade is a lime-flavored drink; when carbonated, it is also called lime soda. It is usually sweetened with sugar or sweeteners. A common method of preparation is to juice limes and combine the juice with simple syrup or honey syrup, along with some water and perhaps more sugar or honey.[1] Vodka or white tequila can be added to make a limeade cocktail.[2] The exact ingredients, preparation and names of the drink can vary by country.

Homemade limeade

Limeade is popular in tropical countries, such as Jamaica, where limes are common.[3]

West Indies and the Caribbean

In the Bahamas[4][5][6] and Turks and Caicos, like lemonade, limeade is often referred to as "switcha" or "switcher".

Asia

It is one of the most popular drinks in India and Pakistan[citation needed] and is known as nimbu paani or limbu pani;[7][better source needed] lemons can also be used for nimbu paani.[citation needed]

Limeade is also widely available in Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia due to the abundance of limes and relative rarity of lemons, as lemons are not a native species.[citation needed] A Thai-styled limeade tastes salty, and sometimes does not have any sugar.[8]

Commercial limeade

Many major beverage companies now offer their own brand of limeade, such as A.G. Barr of Glasgow and Newman's Own since 2004, with Minute Maid introducing a cherry limeade drink in response to the popularity of limeade.[citation needed]

Sonic Drive-In uses Sprite to create its popular cherry limeade.[9]

Switcha is the name of a commercial brand of limeade sold in the Bahamas.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Limeade". Martha Stewart. February 8, 2011.
  2. ^ "How To Make Limeade - Easy Recipe for Limeade". Goodhousekeeping.com. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  3. ^ "Limeade Recipe". Martha Stewart. Retrieved 2021-06-09.
  4. ^ Bennett, Steve (30 March 2012). "Compass Point Switcher Bahamian Cocktail Unexplained". Uncommon Caribbean. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  5. ^ "Winterfest White Party Culinary Competition". Archived from the original on 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2013-09-15.
  6. ^ Rolle Rahming, Helen Patricia (2008). "Breaking Through My Invisible Bubble". www.google.com. AuthorHouse. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
  7. ^ "NIMBU PAANI". WELCOME TO VAHREHVAH
  8. ^ Michele Anna Jordan (11 October 2011). California Home Cooking: 400 Recipes that Celebrate the Abundance of Farm and Garden, Orchard and Vineyard, Land and Sea. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. p. 1088. ISBN 978-1-55832-597-5.
  9. ^ Todd Wilbur (29 January 2002). Top Secret Recipes--Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes: Creating Cool Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Drinks. Penguin Group US. p. 20. ISBN 978-1-101-11867-2.