Horchata de Oaxaca

Toasted Rice Water

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico

By Bricia Lopez and Javier Cabral

Published 2019

  • About

Our horchata is inspired by the one created and still served at the Mercado 20 de Noviembre in Oaxaca City. In the middle of the market there is an area where all they sell are aguas frescas and nieves (Mexican-style ice cream). Even on your busiest of days, it’s part of daily life in Oaxaca to buy an agua or a nieve and take a moment to just sit, people-watch, and enjoy life along with it. This recipe is an ode to Doña Casilda. She founded the popular booth in the mercado that speci