Grenadine syrup without pomegranate!
She makes our mouths water. Scarlet break, sipped between two games of perched chat, the grenadine has this taste of childhood.
If our memories are true, the drink is pomegranate in name only. In the syrup, there is, in fact, no trace of this large pink berry with pulp, originating in the East and introduced by the Romans into North Africa. Instead, there is vanilla, sometimes lemon and, depending on the manufacturer, lemon juice. strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, currant, elderberry....
Along the Mediterranean Sea, from Egypt to Andalusia, the tangy, refreshing and slightly sweet juice of the pomegranate, the real one, was traditionally cut with water. This is the case with us, at least until the end of the 19th century.
Our dictionaries of the time thus mention the mixture now called grenadine and presented as a cough remedy, because of its content of vitamin B6, flavonoids and tannins. It is then associated with the word syrup, attributed to any mixture of sugar and water. It finally becomes this coffee star drink. Beautifully exotic, sweet to the ear, his name stuck with him.
Grenadine syrup is the most popular syrup flavor in France ahead of mint, lemon and strawberry: it represents 29% of sales. This timeless snack (for the wisest) stands out as the aromatic base for cocktail or mocktail evenings. From the famous Tequila Sunrise, imagined in the 1930s, to the Afterglow, a refreshing marriage of orange juice and pineapple, this year again this year will undoubtedly be the hit of the summer.
