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Xigua Niu Nai (Taiwanese Watermelon Milk juice)

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Am so immensely happy that all have been enjoying My A-Z theme and leaving so many lovely comments thank you all BM members and my dear readers . My exploring journey seems like a never ending journey as i have  so much to learn and  Cook. Today’s letter is X  and after so much googling i found a delicious drink which fitted perfect.

Today my blog is landing in Taiwan , East Asian state  which is popular for its enormous supply of fruit. You can find all types of fruits over there . Thinking for X letter I wanted to make an delicious drink as I wanted a Drink in my A-Z list so comes this addictive milk juice which perfectly fitted the letter and my themes.
So X for Xigua nui nai under International theme , Xigua  which means Watermelon , Niu Means Milk, Nai is juice  so a perfect refreshment to have any time in a day. I was so addicted to this  made them twice and drank them all alone 😛 . Taiwan is famous for it flavored milk which can be found carters in every store But nothing is more better than home made this is super simple to make and an addictive flavored milk which is so smooth and delicious . So with out further ado we will move on to the recipe. 
Recipe source : Here

Ingredients

1/4 part of a medium sized seedless watermelon (about 3 lb  about 6 cups seedless watermelon chunks)
2 cup  milk
1-2 Tsp sugar (optional – if needed adjust to your taste)

Method

  •  Take a seedless watermelon cut of the rind part and chopped the fruit in to dice’s .
  •   Put the watermelon chunks and the milk  into the blender.  If the watermelon is very sweet, omit the sugar.  If your watermelon is not sweet enough, you can add the sugar .
  • Blend the watermelon mixture for until they are well pureed with out any bits.  
  • Strain the mixture through a sieve.  Store the juice in the refrigerator and serve chilled over ice. 
Tips 
In Taiwan they make this milk even with papaya so can make this Milk juice with papaya even . You can also try and experiment with other such as pomegranate, orange, honey dew melon etc .

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  2. vaishali sabnani says

    beautiful color..strange in our house they do not allow this combo..watermelon and milk..and to think people have thisa milk..though I am loving it!..oh these phobias and myths!!

  26. Milena says

    I realize this is old, but I just have to point out that Niu does not means milk, and nai is not juice. Niu actually means cow, and Nai is the world that means milk. So, Niu Nao = cow milk. As opposed to say, goat's milk. Or soy milk. Xigua Niu Nai therefore is Watermelon Milk.