Chanh Mu Recipe

 Image from Nam Son restaurant 

http://namsonrestaurant.com/menu-card/

This is the recipe for the Vietnamese lime drink I was talking about from my previous post. It is actually called Chanh Mu (pickled lime). Originally this is made with pickled lime or lemon that sits in salt water for a few days until pickled but he uses fresh squeezed lime with this.

1 or 2 limes or lemons (if you prefer)

Salt and sugar to taste

Water

Ice

Cut the lime in wedges and squeeze as all the juice from lime into a tall glass. Add a bit of water, a dash of salt and a spoonful of sugar and stir. Add more sugar and salt to your liking, not to much but make sure the flavors are balanced with the lime. Then add ice and more water and stir again. That is all there is to it.

I also might try this with some fresh mint as I read somewhere that some add mint leaves to this and that right there sounded very invited to the taste buds as does the photo above have a sprig of mint for garnish.

Enjoy!