Rice Cooler

Horchata is a refreshing drink made from soaked and strained grains, nuts, or the tuber chufa. Itis just one of many cooling licuados invented to combat the hot sun of Latin America. Puerto Ricans make versions using sesame seeds, oatmeal, and sometimes barley; and the Valencia region of Spain grows chufa (also called earth almond and tiger nut) exclusively for making the country’s famed horchata. Unfortunately, chufas are virtually extinct everywhe