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Default Horchata (Cinnamon Rice Milk)


pamjd wrote:

> So refreshing. Does anyone else have opinion on this yummy drink?


Horchata (or orxata, as they call it in Valencia), is not Mexican, it's
been around since the time of Egyptians.

It's a vegetable based milk substitute. Nothing to rave about. But
maybe if the makers would let it ferment for two weeks, it might
develop an alcoholic kick, like mead, made of barley and honey.

Beer was originally a way to store grain compactly...

There are several kinds of vegetable beverages, made of ground almonds,
rice, barley or tigernuts (chufas). Nobody makes horchata out of barley
anymore, according to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horchata

You might try soy milk to get the taste of Valencian orxata, if you
don't plan to go there and sample orxata de chufas.