{{Short description|Citrus-flavored beverage with sweetener}} thumb|upright|A glass of limeade '''Limeade''' is a lime-flavored drink; when carbonated, it is also called '''lime soda'''. It is usually sweetened with sugar or sweeteners. A common method of preparation is to juice limes and combine the juice with simple syrup or honey syrup, along with some water and perhaps more sugar or honey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.marthastewart.com/332254/limeade|title=Limeade|date=February 8, 2011|website=Martha Stewart}}</ref> Vodka or white tequila can be added to make a limeade cocktail.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/food-recipes/a23932/how-to-make-limeade/ |title=How To Make Limeade - Easy Recipe for Limeade |publisher=Goodhousekeeping.com |date=2011-06-28 |access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref> The exact ingredients, preparation and names of the drink can vary by country.
== Homemade limeade == Limeade is popular in tropical countries, such as Jamaica, where limes are common.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Limeade Recipe|url=https://www.marthastewart.com/332254/limeade|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Martha Stewart|language=en-us}}</ref>
=== West Indies and the Caribbean === In the Bahamas<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bennett |first=Steve |title=Compass Point Switcher Bahamian Cocktail Unexplained |url=https://www.uncommoncaribbean.com/nassau/compass-point-switcher |access-date=2021-10-26 |website=Uncommon Caribbean |date=30 March 2012 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Winterfest White Party Culinary Competition |url=http://www.winterfestparade.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/winning%20recipe%20-%20Beverage%20Bahamian%20Switch-A.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111226055533/http://www.winterfestparade.com/ckfinder/userfiles/files/winning%20recipe%20-%20Beverage%20Bahamian%20Switch-A.pdf |archive-date=2011-12-26 |access-date=2013-09-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rolle Rahming |first=Helen Patricia |year=2008 |title=Breaking Through My Invisible Bubble |url=https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=isbn:1468526200 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=www.google.com |publisher=AuthorHouse |language=en}}</ref> and Turks and Caicos, like lemonade, limeade is often referred to as "switcha" or "switcher".
=== Asia === It is one of the most popular drinks in India and Pakistan{{Citation needed|date=June 2021}} and is known as nimbu paani or limbu pani;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vahrehvah.com/indianfood/nimbu-paani|title=NIMBU PAANI|website=WELCOME TO VAHREHVAH}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=January 2024}} lemons can also be used for nimbu paani.{{Cn|date=May 2025}}
thumb|upright|Limeade with ice, Thailand Limeade is also widely available in Thailand and other parts of Southeast Asia due to the abundance of limes and relative rarity of lemons, as lemons are not a native species.{{citation needed|date=January 2013}} A Thai-styled limeade tastes salty, and sometimes does not have any sugar.<ref name="Jordan2011">{{cite book|author=Michele Anna Jordan|title=California Home Cooking: 400 Recipes that Celebrate the Abundance of Farm and Garden, Orchard and Vineyard, Land and Sea|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3VAQGvpmE3cC&pg=PT1088|date=11 October 2011|publisher=Houghton Mifflin Harcourt|isbn=978-1-55832-597-5|page=1088}}</ref>
== Commercial limeade == Many major beverage companies now offer their own brand of limeade, such as A.G. Barr of Glasgow and Newman's Own since 2004, with Minute Maid introducing a cherry limeade drink in response to the popularity of limeade.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
Sonic Drive-In uses Sprite to create its popular cherry limeade.<ref name="Wilbur2002">{{cite book |author=Todd Wilbur |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wG_ne3MMDq0C&pg=PT20 |title=Top Secret Recipes--Sodas, Smoothies, Spirits, & Shakes: Creating Cool Kitchen Clones of America's Favorite Brand-Name Drinks |date=29 January 2002 |publisher=Penguin Group US |isbn=978-1-101-11867-2 |page=20}}</ref>
Switcha is the name of a commercial brand of limeade sold in the Bahamas.
== See also == * Lemonade * Lemon-lime drink * List of juices * List of lemonade topics * List of soft drink flavors
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== External links == * [http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/limeade_with_a_touch_of_mint/ Mint Limeade recipe] * [http://allrecipes.com/recipe/limeade/ All Recipes' Limeade recipe]
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