SEC-S20W6 | Beverages

It's the last week of Steemit Engagement Challenge season 20 and I am super excited to be part of this journey from week 1 till the very end in gastronomy class. I have acquired great knowledge here about different types of food menus.

A selfie with my drink

For the purpose of this week's topic on BEVERAGES ( drinks), I will present my participation using the tips given as guideline;

Alcoholic or Non-alcoholic drinks, Which is the Best Option for you to Accompany a Meal?

Non-alcoholic drinks are the best for me to accompany with my meals. I will show the preparation procedures below for a soft refreshing non-alcoholic drink I made for my meal . This drink is called Chapman cocktail

Ingredients Used

• Smoov
• Sprite
• Lemon
• Cucumber

Preparation Process

Step 1: I sliced the lemon into two parts and extracted juice from it.

Extracting the juice from lemon	Filtration process

Step 2: I measured smoov and sprite into a cup.

Pouring smoov into a cup	Adding sprite

Step 3: I stirred the mixture properly and added a little drop of lemon juice

Stirring	Adding lemon

I proceeded to the next step by repeating the same process;

Step 4: I added smoov and sprite into the mixture for the second round.

Adding smoov	Adding sprite

Step 5: this time, lemon juice was added first before stirring.

Adding lemon juice	Stirring

Step 6: I poured it into a transparent cup, then placed sliced lemon inside.

Pouring into a cup	Placing lemon

Step 7: what is cocktail without an ice cubes?! I added some ice in it and then pinned cucumber slice at the top of the cup.

Adding ice	Pinning cucumber slice

My cocktail is ready to be served!

Chapman cocktail

I combined this drink with 1 main course meal ( Nigerian party jollof rice made with fish). The rice is well garnished with slices of cucumber for just a personal portion.

Why Did you Choose this Drink and Dish Combination?

Cocktail can be served with starter, main dish or dessert, it is just a chilled, refreshing and satisfying drink that can go with any combination. The lemon used in making cocktail is healthy to the body system and it helps to hinder indigestion problem which is another reason why I choose to go with this drink.

In addition, cocktail gives me happy and a sweet feeling while drinking. Everything about cocktail brings HAPPINESS especially how it is being served ( the type of cup / glass being used, the lemon and ice cubes floating inside and the straw, all are attractive).

I choose to combine this drink with jollof rice because the taste of both are pleasurable in the mouth; a sweet taste of cocktail that counters the peppery taste of party jollof rice which create a unique taste while consuming the food that is also the most pleasing to the taste buds. The feelings at some point can be indescribable.

Thank you gastronomy team for the unnumbered knowledge that you've impacted this season. I hope to learn more in future through this class.

I will invite @wirngo, @mvchain and @dequeen to join the class.