Agua Fresca 9: Horchata, the Mexican Rice Version
I’m going to edge into horchata by beginning with the Mexican rice version. Even in Mexico, horchata, originally a barley water, can be made with almonds, oatmeal, melon seeds, and…
Read moreAgua Fresca 8: Cebadina
Cebadina–sebadina as it’s pronouced in English–has a lovely ring to it, doesn’t it? Bob Mrotek thought so too when he wrote this terrific post describing his detective work as he…
Read moreAgua Fresca 7. Barley Water
This, my friends, is a nice glass of barley water: milky in color, so mild in flavor as to be almost tasteless, a little body on the tongue, and one…
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