Caipinyagi; Carved Doors

Douglas G. Wilson douglas at NB.NET
Fri Jan 10 03:48:15 UTC 2003


> > CAIPINYAGI--Brazil-Zanzibar; Konyagi, lime, can ["cane"? -DW] sugar.
>
>I've never heard of caipinyagi from the Brazilian angle.
>Caipirinha, yes, which is made with cachaca (white rum),
>superfine sugar, and lime.

Konyagi is a [brand name of a] distilled liquor similar to rum,
conventional in East Africa, I think.

"Caipinyagi" = "caipirinha" + "Konyagi", I think.

-- Doug Wilson



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