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Shikanji
Popular summer drink in Indian Sub-continent. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shikanji is a lemon-based drink popular in the Punjab region of northern India and Pakistan.[1]
It is based on Sekanjabin, a traditional Persian sweet-and-sour syrup. In the 10th century, physician Ibn Sina wrote about its health benefits in a manuscript "Benefits of the drink called Sekanjabin" [2]
Alternative names include shikanjvi, shikanjbi and shikanjbeen. Shikanji is distinct from lemonade, and often contains other ingredients such as salt, saffron and cumin.[3]
A Shikanji lemonade seller, outside Red Fort, Delhi, India.
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