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I had recently discovered the beautiful chufa fields, stretching out bright green against the deep blue Mediterranean sky. I thought they were rice fields and when I mentioned it; I was quickly corrected. Thus, I learned about chufa and my first encounter with horchata. Chufa seeds, better known as Tiger Nuts in English At the time, I didn’t realize it was a first encounter. I recognised the name of the drink and, of course, I thought it would be the same as in California or Mexico. But this horchata was oddly different. I had never tasted that flavour before, anywhere. I began to investigate. Chufa doesn’t grow in Mexico. So, what was that drink that they called horchata? It was sweet, whitish and milky, icy cold and delicious, but milder. I turned to Google to find the truth: “Some people in the United States may be familiar with horchata as a Mexican drink, as was I, but the Spanish version is extremely different from the Mexican version. Mexican horchata is rice.

I had recently discovered the beautiful chufa fields, stretching out bright green against the deep blue Mediterranean sky. I thought they were rice fields and when I mentioned it; I was quickly corrected. Thus, I learned about chufa and my first encounter with horchata. Chufa seeds, better known as Tiger Nuts in English At the time, I didn’t realize it was a first encounter. I recognised the name of the drink and, of course, I thought it would be the same as in California or Mexico. But this horchata was oddly different. I had never tasted that flavour before, anywhere. I began to investigate. Chufa doesn’t grow in Mexico. So, what was that drink that they called horchata? It was sweet, whitish and milky, icy cold and delicious, but milder. I turned to Google to find the truth: “Some people in the United States may be familiar with horchata as a Mexican drink, as was I, but the Spanish version is extremely different from the Mexican version. Mexican horchata is rice.

Horchata, or Not?

I had recently discovered the beautiful chufa fields, stretching out bright green against the deep blue Mediterranean sky.

Darcie Khanukayev

Mar 26, 20252 min read

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