Trapiche Stall · Hot Raw Cane Drink
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The drink is made by dissolving a solid block of raw sugar straight from the cane mill, so its flavor changes slightly from batch to batch depending on how the sugar was boiled that day.
A block of unrefined cane sugar (tapa dulce) is dissolved in hot water, sometimes with a stick of cinnamon or a splash of milk. Vendors near Cartago's rural trapiches (cane mills) in the Orosi Valley serve it hot in cups to workers and travelers.
Why it's made this way: Cartago province's Orosi Valley has long been sugar-cane country, and its trapiches supply the raw sugar blocks that give the drink its name and flavor.
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