🇲🇱 Malian Cuisine

Bissap

Hibiscus Juice

Prep Time 20 min + chilling
Servings 6
Difficulty Easy

A vibrant ruby-red chilled drink brewed from dried hibiscus flowers, sweetened and infused with fresh mint and ginger for an electrifying refreshment.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse hibiscus flowers thoroughly.
  2. 2 Boil water, add hibiscus flowers and ginger. Simmer 15 minutes.
  3. 3 Strain through a fine sieve, pressing to extract all liquid.
  4. 4 Add sugar and stir until dissolved. Add fresh mint leaves.
  5. 5 Chill thoroughly and serve over ice.

Did You Know?

In Mali, no social gathering is complete without a large jug of bissap — it is the drink of hospitality.