Drink of the Week: Horchata at the Queen Anne Farmers Market
Creamy, cooling, made from rice milk—get to know horchata.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Jul 01, 2010 at 08:41AM
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Frequenters of Queen Anne Farmers Market (which takes place tonight, and every Thursday through October 7, from 3 to 7pm) are currently all about the horchatas from Los Agaves Catering.
Horchata is a creamy (milky? somewhere in between creamy and milky?) chilled beverage that originated in Valencia, Spain, but eventually made its way to Central and Latin America—a journey that the music of Julio Iglesias would follow centuries later.
If you are familiar only with the nutty horchata de chufas that’s ubiquitous in Spain, you’re in for something of a surprise. The Mexican version from Los Agaves—made with rice water and topped with cinnamon—has a similar texture but a completely different flavor. I like the Mexican version approximately 10,000 times more than the Spanish one. (Take that, colonialism.)
You should get down to QAFM this afternoon and try yourself one. Apologies in advance for getting this song in your head.
Hi Jessica;
Thanks for try Our Horchata drink, please feel free to try Our nacho plate you are going to love it!
Jaime Mendez
Los Agaves
Executive Chef