Horchata

Horchata with fartons

Now the hot weather is here it’s time to enjoy a glass of horchata.  Horchata is a cool, cream-coloured drink, which tastes like a sweet, nutty milk. It is served ice cold as a natural refreshment in the summer often with fartons – elongated, light pastries dusted with sugar – to dip in the refreshment.

It is made from tigernuts, water and sugar and is therefore perfect for vegetarians, vegans and people with nut alergies.  Tigernut horchata is also used in place of milk by the lactose intolerant.

The fertile fields of Valencia have been home to its cultivation since the presence of the Muslims (from the 8th to 13th century).