What is horchata?
What is horchata?
user
Horchata is a traditional drink in many parts of the world, including Mexico, southern Spain, Portugal, and South America.
assistant
Where can I buy it?
user
You can typically find horchata in Latin American grocery stores, and it’s often sold frozen in the ice cream aisle or by the ice cream.  In the New York City area, I see horchata available in Latin American grocery stores in the Bronx and East Harlem, and also in the frozen aisle of Central Grocery in Brooklyn.  The National Association for Latino Fruits and Vegetables has a list of markets and stores that carry horchata.  (Unfortunately, I’m not really sure what they mean by “pantry”.)
assistant
Can I make my own?
user
Yep!  You can find a recipe for homemade horchata in this article by a Brooklyn-based Mexican chef, Laura Reilly.  The recipe has two key steps: first soaking tiger nuts in water overnight, then straining and sweetening the resulting “tiger nut milk”.
assistant
What foods would pair well with horchata?
user