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Horchata

Name: Horchata
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 150g Rice; 1L Water; 1 Cinnamon stick; 80g Sugar; 200ml Milk (optional); A pinch Vanilla Extract

Dessert

⏱ 20 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

A sweet, chilled rice drink scented with cinnamon — Mexico's favorite agua fresca.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Horchata came to Mexico from Spain, where it's made with tiger nuts or almonds, and was adapted to use locally available rice. Rice is soaked, blended, and sweetened with cinnamon and sugar — milky white and mellow even without dairy. It's an essential drink at street stalls and taquerías.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a scorching afternoon, horchata is poured over ice from a big glass jar beside a taco stand.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Rice 150g
Water 1L
Cinnamon stick 1
Sugar 80g
Milk (optional) 200ml
Vanilla Extract A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Rinse the rice and soak with a cinnamon stick in water for at least 4 hours, ideally overnight.
Blend the soaked rice and cinnamon until smooth.
Strain through a fine sieve or cloth to extract the white liquid.
Add sugar, vanilla, and milk if you like, and stir well.
Chill well and pour into glasses with ice.

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