horchata

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They may be eaten raw, baked as a vegetable, roasted like groundnuts or grated and used to make icecream, sherbets or a milky beverage which is known as 'horchata' in Spain and Latin American countries.

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  • They may be eaten raw, baked as a vegetable, roasted like groundnuts or grated and used to make icecream, sherbets or a milky beverage which is known as 'horchata' in Spain and Latin American countries. —  Chapter 14
  • In general, about I kg of chufas will produce 5.5 litres of horchata. —  Chapter 14
  • A typical analysis of horchata is: total solids 22.8 per cent; fat 2.6 per cent; starch 2.4 per cent; sucrose 2.1 per cent; reducing sugars —  Chapter 14
  • Anyway, at the same time I discovered horchata -- I was kind of obsessed with it for a while -- and then I made the horchata sweater. —  Chicago Reader
  • (approximately 1000 t) is used in this manner, and horchata continues to be a popular beverage, in spite of severe competition from carbonated drinks. —  Chapter 14
 

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