Rachel Laudan

Almond Milk and Butter

By Rachel Laudan August 8, 2008 Drink, Food History 1 Comment

Closely related to horchata is almond milk which was so essential for fast day cooking in the Catholic world when milk was not permitted. And luckily my long-standing buddy Ken…

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Agua Fresca 12: Horchata de Cebada (Barley)

By Rachel Laudan July 22, 2008 Drink, Globalization Then and Now, Mexican Food, Modern Food 11 Comments

Continuing with the complicated horchata family, let’s go on to horchata (or agua) de cebada, that is horchata of barley. Technically this is redundant because the word “horchata” comes from…

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Agua Fresca 11: Horchata de Chufa

By Rachel Laudan July 4, 2008 Drink 6 Comments

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…

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