Horchata (or-CHA-tah) is a cold drink that looks like watered down milk. It was originally made from tigernuts, water and sugar. Now people may use a variety of seeds or grains to make it, including almonds, sesame seeds, barley or rice. Chufa was the plant that was originally used and the root of the plant is like a tiney seed, like a nut. I believe this is what they call "tigernuts".
The name is said to come from King Jaume I, the first King of Spain (hundreds of years ago). It is said that when he was given the drink by a local in the town called Alboraya, he said "Aixo 'es or, xata" (That's Gold, Darling).
Arabs brough the chufa plant to Spain during the time of Moorish Kings (700 BC - 1,200 AD). The eastern Spanish province of Valencia was the best environment for growing the Chufa.
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