A web search does not give me any definitive answer. Basedon what’s out there I’m thinking it’s a sugar derivative of some sort but I’d like to get confirmation. So what is it?
Grenadine is a syrup or cordial made from pomegranates.
In what context? Might it be a spelling mistake? Grenadine is a sweet syrup made from pomegranetes, used in making cocktails.
No, it’s not “grenadine.” It’s grenatine with a “t”. It may indeed be a variation on grenadine as the food in which I located it was a Spanish cookie, but the English translation on the box for “grenatine” was “grenatine” (big help) and a translator website yielded nothing.
It’s probably supposed to be “grenatina”, which is flavorless jell-o.
or possibly grenade …RUN AWAY!!!
Well…
granita is a sweet flavored shaved ice - think snowcones,
HTH
If you’re “thinking it’s a sugar derivative of some sort” from the context it’s used in, it’s almost certainly grenadine, which is probably the most cloyingly sweet substance on the planet.
I agree with Larry. Plus, if you use grenadine in cookies it will probably color them too. I once made a pound cake with grenadine and it was a very pretty red/pink color.
I agree that “grenadine” is a good candidate, however the poster did say it was in a “spanish cookie”, and in spanish “grenatina” is flavorless jell-o.
Maybe you could post the Spanish language text, so we can see what it’s about. I think it might be a misstranslation of sorts.
By the way, “grenatina” is not colorless jello, that’s “gelatina”. I don’t think “grenatina” is a word at all. Maybe a regional thing though…
You might be right about that, maybe someone familiar with mexican-spanish can chime in. Mexico is where I know that gelatina=grenatina.
Just a WAG here, but this page indicates that grenatine is the German spelling of grenadine.