Kanga Japan Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 Does NAM MANAO mean all of the following: 1. Lime juice 2. Lemon juice 3. Lemonade Thank you for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyG Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 It depends on context. Thai people traditionally haven't had lemons. They're still a rarity. The word MANAO is used to refer to both. NAM MANAO literally means "lime water" and can refer to both lime juice and the drink made with lime juice and sugar syrup. (It's not fizzy, so in my book it's not lemonade.) Thai people would use the same name to refer to lemon juice and lemon drinks since they don't usually differentiate between lemons and limes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanga Japan Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Dear AyG, Thanks for that information. I know that lemons are not common in Thailand and I appreciate your confirmation that NAM MANAO can apply to both lemon and lime juice, even though the word itself is 'lime juice'. I will indicate it as such. I have noticed in a few sites that they label it as 'lemonade' also, so I was curious. I will leave that out. The lemonade I know is also fizzy. Thanks again for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolsti Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I would add that in some places, particularly bars with a large English patronage Lime Juice is in fact a cordial and very far from real lime juice. A ''Lager and Lime'' is a glass of beer with a shot of lime cordial in it. As it is clear it does not resemble nam manao at all. Therfore I would regard Nam Manao as 'Fresh Lime juice' as a distinction from lime juice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanga Japan Posted June 16, 2014 Author Share Posted June 16, 2014 Dear tolsti, Thanks for that clarification. I will add the word 'fresh'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahtin Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 I would add that in some places, particularly bars with a large English patronage Lime Juice is in fact a cordial and very far from real lime juice. A ''Lager and Lime'' is a glass of beer with a shot of lime cordial in it. As it is clear it does not resemble nam manao at all. Therfore I would regard Nam Manao as 'Fresh Lime juice' as a distinction from lime juice. And the kind of lager used in a lager and lime probably does not resemble beer at all. Off topic, Kanga, sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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