Horchata Research Paper

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Horchata
The word horchatas origin is from Spain and latin america countries. The horchata is a milky drink, made from ground almonds, or rice. It is always served as a beverage during dia de los muertos. Horchata is a traditional mexican beverage. In spain, it usually refers to horchata de chufa made from yellow nutsedge water sugar. Originally from Valencia Spain, the idea of making horchata comes from the period of time when the muslims were present in Valencia, Spain. Horchata is not specific to Spain or Mexico. It is just a beverage they both make during dia de los muertos.

They make it in different countries. They are most commonly made for dia de los muertos and halloween. They have different ways of making them in different countries. Some of the different ways you can make it you could strain the rice instead of pouring it. You could blend it or stir it. Horchata is a traditional
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Horchata can be a lot more mysterious than you think. The drink wildly popular in puerto rico, Central America, Southern Mexico, and the Yucatan Peninsula. Latin America horchata is an interpretation of a much older horchata from Valencia. Horchata also has a culinary cousin in orgeat. The almond based syrup used in Mai Tias and other beverages. Even further back the ancient ancestor and eponym of both horchata and orgeat is barely water.

Horchata is fairly easy to make. Horchata only has seven ingredients and serves four people. The ingredients are whole milk, sweetened condensed milk, pure vanilla extract, ice cubes, cinnamon stick, almond flour or rice, and ground cinnamon. You have four cups of whole milk, one can of sweetened condensed milk, two teaspoons pure vanilla extract, ice cubes, one cinnamon stick, half cup rice or almond flour (we are using almond flour), and ground cinnamon plus cinnamon sticks for