Pomegranate Sherbet vs Granizado de Limón (Spanish Lemon Slushie)

These two drinks share lemon and mint but use them very differently. In the pomegranate sherbet, fresh pomegranate juice is briefly simmered with sugar and water, and half a lemon is stirred in only to brighten the fruit and balance its sweetness; the result is chilled and poured as a smooth, deep-flavored liquid. The granizado makes lemon the star, mixing plenty of fresh juice into a sugar syrup that is frozen and repeatedly scraped into light, fluffy ice flakes. In both, mint is simply a fresh garnish.