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Leche de almendra

Llet d'ametlla

🗓 Christmas (hot); summer (cold)Mallorca

About this dish

The island's Christmas drink: ground almonds infused with cinnamon and lemon, sweet and spiced. Drunk hot after the Christmas Eve Matines midnight mass. Also served cold as a summer refreshment at markets.

Main ingredients

  • ●ametlla molta
  • ●aigua
  • ●sucre
  • ●canyella
  • ●llimona

When it's eaten

Christmas Eve and Christmas; summer markets

Related festivals & traditions

Sweets & pastries