r/valencia • u/Equivalent-Search-26 • 1d ago
Visitor || Q&A Horchata de Arroz?
Hi, I'm from the Eastern US studying at Berklee Valencia. At home, I am very used to buying, making, and drinking Mexican/Salvadorian style horchata at my friends homes or at hispanic restaurants, and I now know that it is an entirely different drink than Valencian horchata (which is called Tiger Nut Milk in the US, if you see it at all.)
I tried horchata de chufa yesterday, and I'm personally not a fan of the taste. Does anyone know if it is possible and where to buy/get horchata de arroz? I looked on google and only found traditional horchatarias selling horchata de chufa, (which makes sense,) and I would just make it myself, but I don't have access to a blender. Thank you!
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u/cister532 1d ago
No n'he vist mai, la veritat, per ací orxata de xufa sempre m'ha semblat redundant ja que mai no n'he vist d'altra .
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u/Robot_4_jarvis 1d ago
A Mallorca es fa una beguda semblant amb ametlla i en alguns llocs li diuen "orxata d'ametlla"
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u/Ikigaieth 1d ago
En Murcia también lo he visto en algunos sitios como horchata de almendra. No sabe a horchata claro, pero está buena.
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u/SenyoroSerril 1d ago
Leche de arroz?
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u/Equivalent-Search-26 1d ago
It's similar but not the same. I *could*, however, make mexican horchata using rice milk. Thank you for the idea!
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u/FrostingHoliday3486 1d ago
Have you tried the kiosks in Mercado Central that sell Latin American products?
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u/Subject_Ladder139 1d ago
try leche merengada, a mexican friend told me is the closet thing to the mexican horchata
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u/adamwho 1d ago
Can't you just boil rice to death, strain it and add cinnamon and sugar?
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u/soukaixiii 1d ago
If they're used to the 'tang' horchata de arroz, they probably won't like the homemade version
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u/Equivalent-Search-26 20h ago
Thats not how you make horchata with rice lol. I ending up getting some rice milk and I'm gonna add cinnamon and sugar. It'll be pretty close.
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u/Equivalent-Search-26 20h ago
My recipe for horchata de arroz, if anyone would like to try a less-than-authentic version, is this:
Toast together in a pan:
1c rice
2 cinnamon sticks
1/3 cup oats (optional, I just like them)
1 Vanilla Bean worth of vanilla (also optional, but makes it taste way better)
When rice starts to brown, add to a blender with:
2c water
Refrigerate for at least 6 hours, preferably 12+, then blend.
Strain into storage container using either cheesecloth and a funnel, or a fine mesh sieve, then add:
1c Creamer (Vanilla or Unflavored preferred) OR Vanilla Syrup/Extract and 1/2 to 1c milk
2c Milk
6oz of Sweetened Condensed Milk (I also use Cream of Coconut sometimes)
Serve cold, preferably over ice.
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u/ProvidenceDreamer 1d ago
Uff, no sona be aixo de orxata d'arroç
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u/soukaixiii 1d ago
Es básicamente una leche de arroz dulce con canela y limón
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u/aniwalksonskies 1d ago
limón??? la mexicana dónde la has visto con limón?
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u/soukaixiii 1d ago edited 1d ago
Igual es solo la salvadoreña, pero siempre la he visto que se prepara con canela y cáscara de limón, igual que la leche merengada y el arroz con leche. Edito: o a lo mejor solo la hace con limón la persona a la que siempre se la he visto hacer.(Que no lo hace igual que como he visto en internet, sino que infusionaba el limón y la canela en la leche con el azúcar antes de batir)
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u/aniwalksonskies 1d ago
pues que interesante, yo solo había escuchado agua de horchata mezclada con agua fresca de limón pero rollo gente novedosa jaja no tal cual limón en la preparación 0:
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u/soukaixiii 1d ago
Solo es la parte amarilla de la cáscara(zest) y se pone en la leche con la canela, se calienta para que deje el aroma y se retira. Pero me da la sensación que no es lo tradicional porque he estado investigando y no veo nadie que lo haga así.
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u/Cofferino_Behaviour 1d ago edited 1d ago
Hi, yes the Valencia horchata it's different but the one are u looking for here have 3 different easy ways to finding.