Girl's Night Out!

Sunday was my friend Crystal's birthday and since her husband was out of town, she decided she wanted to celebrate by having a girl's night out. She rented a car (& driver) and we headed out on the town. It was a fun night overall, despite the fact that at one of the pubs, Havana, we had what was possibly the worst drink ever conceived. If you ever go-don't try the Zippy Zapper. It is a concoction containing Jal Jeera, lime juice, ginger, either white rum or vodka, and some other stuff (I don't remember-I don't WANT to remember!)

Most of the definitions I found on line describe Jal Jeera like this: Jal Jeera or Jaljeera is a very common, spicy and tangy cold drink made from Cumin seeds. "Jal" means water in Hindi and "Jeera" means cumin in Hindi. Jal Jeera is the Indian version of the American summer drink "Lemonade". And just like the lemonade it makes for a refreshing drink in summer. or Jal Jeera can be best described as Indian spiced and salty lemonade. It is different at first but [for] those who like it, it is absolutely refreshing.* These definitions were obviously not written by an American, as who takes their lemonade SALTY? And without any lemon flavor?

It must have been quite funny to the outside observer to watch all of our faces simultaneously contort after the first sip...quickly followed by puzzled glances at the contents of our glasses. We all had similar thoughts: "What the heck did we order?" ; "Who thought up this drink?" and "How are we going to finish the pitcher?" Oh, well, so much for being adventurous...

*One recipe I found even included this line about Jal Jeera: Before serving, Add Boondi to each separate serving. ( Boondi floats on top making the drink more crispy.) Cuz you know that always what I look for, a nice CRISPY drink...