A Historian’s Take on Food and Food Politics
Tisane. The generic name for French herbal teas that might put you to sleep or cure an ill or just taste delicious.
Orzo. An Italian dried pasta, the size and shape of a cereal grain.
Horchata. A cool, milky-looking drink made of rice, chufa, (or perhaps melon seeds, coconut, or condensed milk).
Orgeat. An [...]
Read: Tisane, Orzo, Horchata, and Orgeat: Part of the Tangled History of Agua Fresca
“Here and there we got huge glasses of chicha, the favorite native beverage, at a cent or two each. So many travelers have pictured the making of this by toothless old women chewing yuca and spitting it into a tub to ferment, that the impression should be corrected at the outset. That custom does exist, [...]
Well, the afternoon of the 4th July seems like a good time to post about horchata de chufa. It would make a perfect drink to go along with a picnic on the 4th, even though it has no American credentials whatsoever. Or perhaps you’d better stick to iced tea or lemonade or beer.
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