 In Panama, both the flowers and the drink are called "saril" (a derivative of the English word "sorrel").It is prepared by picking and boiling the calyces with chopped ginger, sugar, clove, cinnamon, and nutmeg.It is traditionally drunk around Christmas and Chinese New Year, diverging from Mexico and Central America and much more in line with the Caribbean, due to the strong West Indian influence in Panamanian culture especially in Panama City and most of Panama's Caribbean coast.