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Ginger Beer
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Bocas del Toro's Afro-Caribbean community still speaks an English-based creole, and the drink is sold under its English name, ginger beer, rather than a Spanish one.
A sharp, spicy non-alcoholic drink made by grating and steeping fresh ginger, then sweetening and lightly fermenting the liquid. Vendors sell it ice-cold from coolers and glass bottles around Bocas Town.
Why it's made this way: Ginger beer arrived with the Caribbean migrant workers who settled Bocas del Toro's banana plantations, and it remains a signature refreshment of the province's Afro-Caribbean culture.
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