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Horchata (/ ɔːr ˈ tʃ ɑː t ə /; Spanish: [oɾˈtʃata] ⓘ), or orxata (Valencian: [oɾˈtʃata]), is a name given to various beverages, which are generally plant based, but sometimes contain milk. [1] [2] [3] In Spain, it is made with soaked, ground, and sweetened tiger nuts.
The terms aguas frescas is most common in Mexico, however, they are called "fresco" in Nicaragua and Honduras. Frescos refers to non-carbonated drinks, usually referring to traditional drinks, or those made from fruits. Some of them include fresco de Cacao, melon con naranja, chicha, pinolillo, and others.
However, nearly all methods have some common elements. The beverage is traditionally prepared in a gourd vessel, also called mate in Spanish and cuia (= gourd) in Portuguese, from which it is drunk. The gourd is nearly filled with yerba, and hot water, [26] typically at 70 to 85 °C (158 to 185 °F), never boiling, [27] is added. The drink is ...
Similar to wine, “water is actually 100% terroir driven,” meaning a particular region’s climate and soil where the water is sourced affect its taste, explains Riese. “You can actually ...
Most of the moonshine in Spain is made as a byproduct of winemaking by distilling the squeezed skins of the grapes. The essential product is called "orujo" or "aguardiente" (burning water). The homemade versions are usually more potent and have a higher alcoholic content, well over the 40% that the commercial versions typically have.
Mole (Spanish:; from Nahuatl mōlli, Nahuatl:), meaning 'sauce', is a traditional sauce and marinade originally used in Mexican cuisine.In contemporary Mexico the term is used for a number of sauces, some quite dissimilar, including mole amarillo or amarillito (yellow mole), mole chichilo, mole colorado or coloradito (reddish mole), mole manchamantel or manchamanteles (tablecloth stainer ...
Champurrado is a chocolate-based atole, [1] a warm and thick Mexican beverage. It is prepared with either a masa (lime-treated corn dough), masa harina (a dried version of this dough), or corn flour (simply very finely ground dried corn, especially local varieties grown for atole); piloncillo; water or milk; and occasionally containing cinnamon, anise seed, or vanilla. [2]
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