Drinking
Locally produced coffee is very good, usually drunk black and strong at breakfast and with an afternoon snack of tamales . In small villages it will be served lista , boiled up with sugar cane and surprisingly tasty. El Salvador's abundance of tropical fruits go to make delicious juices in the form of jugos, licuados and frescos. Jugos are pure juices mixed with ice, most commonly made of orange, papaya, pineapple and melon. Licuados (sometimes called batidos ), blend the fruit juice with sugar, ice and sometimes milk, while frescos are a fruit-based, sweet drink, made up in bulk and served with lunch or dinner. Unless you ask otherwise, sugar will be added to jugos and licuados . Horchata , another favourite, is a rather heavy milk drink with a base of rice, sweetened with sugar and cinnamon. The usual international-brand soft drinks are available, as well as local equivalents, such as Kolashanpan . Water is safe to drink in San Salvador only; elsewhere check that the water and ice used in drinks is purified. Bottled mineral water is available almost everywhere, as are bags of pure spring water, while most hotels provide drinking water. El Salvador produces three excellent beers , the most popular of which is Pilsener , followed by Regia and Suprema . Aguardiente is a sugarcane-based liquor, produced under government control and sold through licensed outlets called expendios .
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