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[Kachina624]

I'd never heard of this stuff until I moved to New Mexico and saw a waitress refilling glasses in a restaurant from a big pitcher.  I asked her what it was and she gave me a sample.  It's a refreshing summer drink that the kids can have.  I'm very fond of it.  Sort of something like almond or coconut milk.  I'd use artificial sweetner in lieu of sugar.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/141828/lolas-horchata/ 

@Mindy D

[Love my grandkids]

@Kachina624 I've tasted it but not something I care much for.

But when my son married my DIL 27 years ago he had gotten very close to her family. Her parents are from Mexico and he fell in love with this drink.

Whenever we'd go out for Mexican food both he and my younger GD would have this, they love it!

[dancingwoman]

@Kachina624   I've never heard of it...is it a local drink?   I've lived in the SW for 49yrs...how could I have missed it?  I'd sub almond milk and stevia...maybe I'll make it this weekend...thx...DW

[Kachina624]

@dancingwoman    I think it's pure Mexican.  They use so much cinnamon.  It's very popular with kids.  I think our Walmart sells it in the dairy case with milk products.  It's available in most Mexican restaurants here.  It's off-white and looks like milk.

I think I'd reduce the cinnamon in that recipe as it seems like a lot.

[Twoaces]

I like horchata, and Jamaica (pronounced ha my cu).  Horchata is rice based, and I think that jamaica is hibiscus based...not sure.  I used to drink both when I spent a lot of time in Ensenada, Baja California.  They are very common, popular refreshments, sometimes available in Mexican restaurants and in Hispanic supermercados.

[nana59]

never had that drink....but it did bring back a childhood memory....i'm armenian...and during the summer my mother would make a drink in the blender using homemade yogurt diluted with a little water and garden cukes.....it was delicious......

[colliemom4]

@Kachina624  Someone on 90 Day Fiance went to Mexico and was introduced to a drink like this recently. I'm thinking it's the same thing. It sounds really good.

[vabreeze]

@Kachina624 

@It's a very tasty drink. It reminded me of drinking a guiltless shake. The Golden Corral in my area used to serve horchata from a fountain at the cashiers-sodas/iced tea/water/straws station. So glad to see this recipe because GC has been closed since the pandemic and I don't ever intend to frequent a buffet again.

I have a container of unsweetened almond-coconut milk in the fridge.  I wonder how that would work in this recipe or maybe using rice milk?  Couldn't be a bad flavor combo as I often make microwave piña colada rice pudding.

[Kachina624]

@vabreeze   Now that you mention it, Golden Corral was the place I saw the waitress refilling glasses.  Ours here closed about 5 years ago which was strange because it was crazy busy.

Will you share your recipe for piña colada rice pudding?  Sounds good.

[corita]

       I grew up on the Jamaica drink...hibiscus based.  Horchata is very popular here in the southwest; I know many people who love it.   But I cannot stand horchata...too much like milk. I do not drink white milk...it gags me!!