Try this drink in Valencia

[mspath]

Going to Valencia? Try this for a pick me up.

Spain's 'white gold' super-drink

Gluten-free, sweet and nutritionally dense, tiger nuts are being hailed as a rising "superfood". But in Valencia, Spain, these tasty tubers have been popular for centuries.

www.bbc.com

 

[Tassie Kaz]

Hmm... interesting...
Glad to read the main ingredient, tiger nuts it's not actually a nut...that would rule many would-be taste experimenters like me out!
Thanks for the tip @mspath ...now to actually have the confidence to book a flight...

 

[Canada Wanders]

Drats….I was hoping it would be a super cool cocktail, like the Spanish GinTonic!

 

[Darby67]

Horchata de Chufa is the best!

 

[SabsP]

Going to Valencia? Try this for a pick me up.

Spain's 'white gold' super-drink

Gluten-free, sweet and nutritionally dense, tiger nuts are being hailed as a rising "superfood". But in Valencia, Spain, these tasty tubers have been popular for centuries.

www.bbc.com

Thank you @mspath ! Horchata is one of my favourite drinks when in Spain.

A refreshing treat after a day on the Camino.

Pontedeume . Camino Ingles 2014.

 

[evanlow]

Horchata. One can get it at all supermarkets in Spain. Since the nuts came from that region it is more common in the bars and probably homemade as well...

 

[Kanga]

I've been chasing horchata for ever. Heard about it many years ago but I never found a cafe or bar that sold it. So now I'm told you can get it at all the supermarkets in Spain! I'm a duffer.

 

[malingerer]

I've been chasing horchata for ever. Heard about it many years ago but I never found a cafe or bar that sold it. So now I'm told you can get it at all the supermarkets in Spain! I'm a duffer.

The stuff in supermarkets comes in tins! Bah! If I remember rightly, from years back there were some dedicated cafes in Pamplona.

Great memories

Samarkand.

 

[Tincatinker]

Drats….I was hoping it would be a super cool cocktail, the the Spanish GinTonic!

@Canada Wanders try Agua de Valencia https://gogoespana.com/en/blog/agua-de-valencia/

 

[DoughnutANZ]

@Canada Wanders try Agua de Valencia https://gogoespana.com/en/blog/agua-de-valencia/

A Bucks Fizz with Vodka and Gin?

 

[Tincatinker]

A Bucks Fizz with Vodka and Gin?

It's been variously claimed that Constante Gil invented Agua de Valencia to use up a surplus of oranges in the Cafe de Madrid caused by a double order or that he was bored with drinking Agua de Bilbao (Cava).

The strict recipe is a cracker:
25 cl of orange juice
70 cl of cava or champagne
2.5 cl of gin
2.5ml vodka
1 spoon of sugar

 

[SYates]

Horchata - Love it! Just a bit of warning, don't drink too much of it in one go, you will need to 'go' for a while ;-)

BC SY

 

[mspath]

It's been variously claimed that Constante Gil invented Agua de Valencia to use up a surplus of oranges in the Cafe de Madrid caused by a double order or that he was bored with drinking Agua de Bilbao (Cava).

The strict recipe is a cracker:
25 cl of orange juice
70 cl of cava or champagne
2.5 cl of gin
2.5ml vodka
1 spoon of sugar

I'll try this tipple a bit later since we live amidst champagne vineyards; however champagne plus gin plus vodka does seem a bit over the top!

 

[malingerer]

Horchata - Love it! Just a bit of warning, don't drink too much of it in one go, you will need to 'go' for a while ;-)

BC SY

No worries! I got the Prostate Problem anyway!

Samarkand

 

[Camineiro]

My favorite drinks in spain are agua del pozo, café con leche, calimocho and orujo hjerbas.

 

[Jeff Crawley]

@Canada Wanders try Agua de Valencia https://gogoespana.com/en/blog/agua-de-valencia/

And then watch Richard Ayoade and Sara Pascoe trying it.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

And then watch Richard Ayoade and Sara Pascoe trying it.

Hilarious, Jeff! I enjoy G&T's so I'm sure I would appreciate "one" of these.

 

[peregrina2000]

The last time I tried horchata was in the 1970s while enjoying the Fallas in Valencia, and it made me gag. I have steered clear of it since then. But I am older and more sophisticated in my tastes now , so maybe I should try it again.

 

[SYates]

No worries! I got the Prostate Problem anyway!

Samarkand

Nothing to do with the prostrate, horchata in large quantities just gets your bowels moving ;-)
SY

 

[Marcus-UK]

I've been chasing horchata for ever. Heard about it many years ago but I never found a cafe or bar that sold it. So now I'm told you can get it at all the supermarkets in Spain! I'm a duffer.

The stuff in the supermarket can be incredibly sweet. It is best fresh.

 

[ISABEL linares]

Going to Valencia? Try this for a pick me up.

Spain's 'white gold' super-drink

Gluten-free, sweet and nutritionally dense, tiger nuts are being hailed as a rising "superfood". But in Valencia, Spain, these tasty tubers have been popular for centuries.

www.bbc.com

Going to Valencia? Try this for a pick me up.

Spain's 'white gold' super-drink

Gluten-free, sweet and nutritionally dense, tiger nuts are being hailed as a rising "superfood". But in Valencia, Spain, these tasty tubers have been popular for centuries.

www.bbc.com

In Valencia is the oldest Horchateria Santa Catalina it has the best chocolate con churros.www.horchateriassantacatalina.com

 

[Aloha From Kauai]

My favorite drinks in spain are agua del pozo, café con leche, calimocho and orujo hjerbas.

Can you describe those, besides the coffee?

 

[Darby67]

My favorite drinks in spain are agua del pozo, café con leche, calimocho and orujo hjerbas.

Can you describe those, besides the coffee?

Well water, Coca-Cola and red wine (often young and unoaked). Orujo is an eau de vi, similar to grappa. Orujo de hierbas is sweetened and ameliorated with some water and has herbs added; a wonderful digestif.

 

[Peregrina 2013]

Absolutely love horchata de chufa! Not from the supermarket, though. Fresh is the best way to drink this!

 

[Aloha From Kauai]

Well water, Coca-Cola and red wine (often young and unoaked). Orujo is an eau de vi, similar to grappa. Orujo de hierbas is sweetened and ameliorated with some water and has herbs added; a wonderful digestif.

Lovely, thank you

 

[Amused212]

Thank you @mspath ! Horchata is one of my favourite drinks when in Spain.

A refreshing treat after a day on the Camino.

Pontedeume . Camino Ingles 2014.

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What is horchata?

 

[Darby67]

What is horchata?

Take a look at the first post.

 

[DoughnutANZ]

What is horchata?

A form of laxative.

 

[evanlow]

It's a milky drink from a nut. Coming from Asia, it taste like a cross between soy and almond drink.

 

[Tassie Kaz]

And then watch Richard Ayoade and Sara Pascoe trying it.

Hilarious episode of Travel Man; it's either very strong or Sara is a half-pot screamer like me!

 

[Mycroft]

Going to Valencia? Try this for a pick me up.

Spain's 'white gold' super-drink

Gluten-free, sweet and nutritionally dense, tiger nuts are being hailed as a rising "superfood". But in Valencia, Spain, these tasty tubers have been popular for centuries.

www.bbc.com

Now instead of my normal state of 'simply confused,' I am 'really confused.' Not only did I have to look up the word 'duffer,' I am bewildered about horchata. I live in the southwestern part of the US, and here horchata is a drink made from rice, not this tiger nut tuber! I suppose folks had to get creative when they couldn't find chufas here.
Now to get back to Spain and taste this stuff.

 

[peregrina2000]

Now instead of my normal state of 'simply confused,' I am 'really confused.' Not only did I have to look up the word 'duffer,' I am bewildered about horchata. I live in the southwestern part of the US, and here horchata is a drink made from rice, not this tiger nut tuber! I suppose folks had to get creative when they couldn't find chufas here.
Now to get back to Spain and taste this stuff.

I thought that there was a rice and almonds version of Mexican origin, but wikipedia set me straight, but it turns out that there is a “horchata de almendra” that comes from Spain.

Horchata de almendra - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre

es.wikipedia.org

There are also horchatas made of rice, sometimes with almonds, but these seem to be more in Latin America than Spain.

A bit of culinary history searching revealed that though the horchata de chufa may be accepted as the most authentic, there are records of an almond horchata that predate it. The first known recipe, from 1748, was made of almonds, melon seeds and pine nuts. The first mention of the tiger nut/chufa variety is from 1762 and was presented as a less expensive option.

Horchata: tendencia en España pero desconocida en Argentina - Cucinare

Es la bebida de verano más popular en la Península Ibérica, pero acá casi no se la conoce. Opinan los que saben.

www.cucinare.tv

Kind of like the debate over whether the authentic tortilla española has onions, or whether the Portugues pastel de nata should be served warm or at room temperature.

Such a fun discussion, buen camino, Laurie
Interesting that the Horchatería Daniel in Valencia only serves the tiger nut version.

 

[MichelleElynHogan]

Going to make some horchata for myself. Just got 2 lb of chufa. We will see by tomorrow how it goes.

 

[Canada Wanders]

@Canada Wanders try Agua de Valencia https://gogoespana.com/en/blog/agua-de-valencia/

Trying this tomorrow on the family!

 

[Jeff Crawley]

My favorite drinks in spain are agua del pozo, café con leche, calimocho and orujo hjerbas.

Ever tried Pacharan (aka Endrinas)?

 

[Camineiro]

Ever tried Pacharan (aka Endrinas)?

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No, not yet.
But it sounds to be yummy .

 

[Jeff Crawley]

No, not yet.
But it sounds to be yummy .

Never drink it at room temperature, always over ice.

¡Salud!

 

[Darby67]

Never drink it at room temperature, always over ice.

¡Salud!

Not always. Many prefer it slightly chilled with no ice. I prefer a cube or two, in some bars over the decades I’ve received the side eye by mere mention of ice. To each their own

 

[marilyn van graan]

I am going to walk the La Lana in two weeks times and as I have a few days before I start thought I would go to Valencia for a couple of nights. Can anyone suggest a good place to stay which would be close to the city centre and sightseeing. Many thanks

 

[mspath]

I am going to walk the La Lana in two weeks times and as I have a few days before I start thought I would go to Valencia for a couple of nights. Can anyone suggest a good place to stay which would be close to the city centre and sightseeing. Many thanks

Check out this earlier post for accommodation in Valencia.
Good luck and Buen camino.