Chamoyada is a sweet and spicy type of

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, or ''raspado'', drink prepared with fruit and flavored with chamoy. It is a part of

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, and is also common in regions of the United States with significant Mexican-American populations. The drink is most commonly prepared with mango sorbet or mango-flavored shaved ice, and thus is sometimes also called a mangonada or chamango. The drink is essentially a combination of chamoy sauce, shaved ice (or ice cream or sorbet, depending on the preparation), chili powder, and fruit chunks. In certain variations, a whole fruit popsicle, or '' paleta'', is added to the drink and mixed with the shaved ice. The drinking straws served with chamoyadas often have

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candy on the outside. Different flavors of chamoyadas can include fruits like mango, lemon, guava, tamarind, pineapple, and strawberry.

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