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Drinking, Honduras

Maria Kowalska

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Though there are a few venerable European-style cafés in the big cities serving fine coffee , most places serve up a weak brew made from poor quality beans. Fruit juices are usually excellent, however, and available everywhere, most commonly in the form of licuados or batidos (blended with milk), or frescos (blended with water). Orange and other fruit juices are widely sold in cartons, but invariably have sugar added. Tap water is unsafe to drink; bottled, purified water is sold everywhere and many hotels supply it free to guests. The usual brands of fizzy drink are ubiquitous. Honduras produces five brands of beer , all of them made by the same company. Salvavida and Imperial are heavier lagers, Port Royal slightly lighter, and Nacional and Polar very light and quite tasteless. Rum ( ron ) is also distilled in the country, as is the Latin American gut-rot, aguardiente . Imported European and South American wines are available in more expensive restaurants, though at a price.