Bissap

Name: Bissap
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Bénin
Ingredients: 30 g of dried food-grade hibiscus calyces; 1500 ml of potable water; 100 g of sugar

Bissap: a homemade version with weighed ingredients and detailed preparation.

Ingredients

30 g of dried food-grade hibiscus calyces
1500 ml of potable water
100 g of sugar

Preparation

Use dried food-grade hibiscus calyces and follow product instructions. Discard any foreign matter.

Bring water to a boil, add calyces and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let infuse for 10 minutes.

Filter with a food strainer, remove the calyces, then dissolve the sugar in the still-warm infusion.

Serve after appropriate cooling. The quantity extracted from the calyces is not measured; this drink makes no therapeutic claims.