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Horchata facts for kids

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The right jar contains horchata. Restaurant employees serve the drinks by ladling them from the jars into glasses.

Horchata is the name of several kinds of traditional drinks common in Central America. It is made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice, barley, or tigernuts (chufas). It has a light brown color and a sweet flavor. Usually you drink horchata cold.

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  • Horchata de chufa 2

    A glass of horchata de chufa with some fartons in Valencia

  • Orxatera1

    Traditional Valencian fridge horchatera

  • 15-07-21-Mexico-Stadtzentrum-RalfR-N3S 9725

    Hot horchata in Mexico

  • Dough-Donut-Horchata

    An horchata-flavored doughnut

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Horchata para niños

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