♥♥♥♥ HORCHATA♥♥♥♥♥

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just saying

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Agree.

Huh. I almost started a horchata thread the other day. I <3 but recently bought powdered mix and it's not coming out very well. I am really sad about this. :-(

the real horchata de chufas can not be beat.

I love it and I'm in new york today so maybe I can find a glass. Has anyone else had the opportunity to compare the spanish vs the mexican, I find the spanish much nuttier bu the mexican creamier and boh so delicious.

love it

i grew up drinking the mexican version but i love the spanish one so much too.

didn't know there was a spanish version! only had the classic creamy cinnamony stuff in white foam cups from taco places.

the spanish one is made from a type of almond called chufa. it's a bit different and yummy.

I only know the Mexican kind, but it sounds really good right now.

Guys I just decided to definitely get Mexican tonight specifically so I can have some horchata.

had one on sunday <3333

Pronounced [CHOO-fuh], the tiny, tuberous roots of a Middle-Eastern plant of the sedge family, chufa "nuts" have their origin in ancient Egypt. Chufa was one of the first domesticated crops and in fact, was found in vases in the tombs of the ancient Egyptian pharos. The chufa nut was widely used in Egypt and Sudan. The Arabs introduced the plant to Spain during the time of the Moorish kings (700 B.C. a 1200 A.D.). The eastern Spanish province of Valencia was the best for growing chufa.

The nut is good for your health, with high levels of iron and potassium. It does not contain sodium and is valued for its minerals and vitamins.

Perhaps you would like to know where the name "Horchata" came from.

Well, there's an old story about a girl in a little town that offered some of the drink to the visiting King of Catalunya and Aragon. After enjoying the drink, the king asked, "Que es aixo?" (What is this?). The girl answered, "Es leche de chufa" (It's chufa milk - which was its original name), to which the King replied, "Aixo no es llet, aixo es OR, XATA!" (This is not milk, this is GOLD, CUTIE). The word "Xata" in Catalan - which the King spoke - is an affectionate nickname for a child.

okay this is probably the only way you can get Horchata de Chufa outside of spain. i'm gonna order some.

http://www.tienda.com/food/products/bv-11.html

i ordered the Chufis and some other stuff today.

i had a glass of horchata de chufas on Saturday afternoon in Sant Joan de Alacant. It was delightful.

I am not super stoked on Chufi tho.

yeah? i never had the bottled stuff.

I had it out of a vending machine once. Was ok but not as nice as when I've had it out of cafes.

thought i'd try it. closest you can get to the real thing here.

I am very tempted to buy a sack of nuts but I feat I would also need to buy a new blender:

http://www.tienda.com/food/products/nt-15.html?rlid=detail&HBDCMP=IL-TSugProd

i actually had chufi a few times when i was in barcelona last week and enjoyed it more than before. still not as good as the couple of orxatas i got in cafés, but what are you going to do.

I know the Mexican rice-based version. It's also made from melon seeds. Anyone have that? How good is it?

haha. 1p3 is so the food board now

"now"

i look psychotic in a balaclava

most people look really well adjusted and collected