Mojito recipe! A taste from Cuba
When preparing a Mojito, lime juice is added to sugar can juice and mint leaves. The mixture is then gently mashed. The mint leaves should only be bruised to release the essential oils and should not be shredded.
Cuba
Caribbean, Cuba
Cuba Travel Guide and Travel Information
Cuba has been under a communist regime since 1959 and this has resulted in a political isolation which has spared Cuba from the effects of commercial tourism. An ongoing trade embargo imposed on Cuba by the United States has caused shortages of food and essential commodities on the island.