Beverages include a wide range of liquid refreshments that people consume for various reasons, such as hydration, enjoyment, or cultural practices. Here are some categories of beverages:
- Water: The most essential beverage for hydration and maintaining bodily functions.
- Tea: A popular hot or cold beverage made by steeping cured or fresh tea leaves in hot water. There are various types, including black, green, white, oolong, and herbal teas.
- Coffee: A widely consumed beverage made from roasted coffee beans. It can be served in various styles, such as espresso, cappuccino, latte, and more.
- Soft Drinks: Carbonated beverages, often sweetened and flavored. Examples include cola, lemon-lime sodas, and ginger ale.
- Juices: Extracted from fruits or vegetables, juices come in various forms like orange juice, apple juice, grape juice, and more.
- Milk: A nutritious beverage derived from mammals, typically consumed in its various forms like whole milk, skim milk, and plant-based alternatives like almond or soy milk.
- Alcoholic Beverages:
- Beer: Fermented beverage made from grains, usually barley.
- Wine: Fermented grape juice, with various types like red, white, and sparkling.
- Spirits: Distilled alcoholic drinks like vodka, whiskey, rum, gin, and others.
- Smoothies: Blended beverages are often made with fruits, vegetables, yogurt, or milk for a thick and smooth texture.
- Iced Tea and Coffee: Cold variations of traditional tea and coffee, often served with ice and sometimes sweetened.
- Sports and Energy Drinks: Formulated to rehydrate and provide energy, often containing electrolytes, sugars, and caffeine.
- Hot Chocolate: A warm beverage made with melted chocolate or cocoa powder, often mixed with milk or water.
- Infused Water: Water infused with fruits, herbs, or other flavors to add a refreshing taste.
- Lemonades and Fruit Punch: Refreshing non-alcoholic beverages made with lemon juice, sugar, and water or a mix of various fruit juices.
These are just a few examples, and there are countless regional and cultural variations in beverages worldwide. The choice of beverage often depends on personal preference, cultural norms, and health considerations.
However today, our focus would be on Cocoa Powder beverages, many Nigerians can relate as this serves as one of the major ingredients in making tea at home while growing up.
INGREDIENTS
300g of Cocoa powder
200g of powdered sugar
50g of Milk flavouring powder
100g of Powder milk
2 Egg white
100g granulated sugar
Procedure:
Get a clean dry bowl, pour in your cocoa powder, Icing sugar & mix very well, add ur milk flavouring powder, the powder milk & mix.
Break your egg, remove the yolk, use only the white water & mix everything till it all blends very well.
Use ur hand to mix, then put it in the oven to dry very well, u will notice that it is done in the next 10 to 15mins but if u don’t have an oven u can use a stove or gas. U can double the pot, make sure you don’t allow it to get burned.