Cold Drinks & Helados
Limonada de Pepino y Chía in Los Angeles
Look for pale green vitroleros filled with cucumber lime water, suspended with tiny gel-coated chia seeds that float throughout the glass at Imperial Night Market in Downtown LA on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, when a vendor is serving it. Free entry.
2300 E 15th St, Downtown LA · Free entry
CATEGORY
Cold Drinks & Helados
PREPARATION
Fresh cucumber juice and lime are blended with water, sugar, and soaked chia.
MARKET
Imperial Night Market, Downtown LA
ABOUT THE DISH
About Limonada de Pepino y Chía
Cucumber lemonade has long been a familiar drink, and adding chia is a more recent trend.
When steeped in cold water, chia seeds form a soft, slippery gelatinous halo that suspends them evenly without settling.
Crisp botanical cucumber flavorTangy Mexican lime punchPlayful gelatinous seed popCooling pale green shade
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Frequently asked questions
Why do chia seeds float evenly in the drink?
When soaked, chia seeds develop a soluble fiber coating that turns gelatinous, allowing them to remain suspended in water.