Comments on: Horchata saves the day

By: Theresa

Theresa — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:14:00 +0000

Hi Jerome, Yes, smells are so evocative and Spanish food is sooooooh good. Thanks for the link and for your comments. Sounds like an interesting childhood ….

By: Jerome Lacaille

Jerome Lacaille — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:11:31 +0000

Thank you so much, this was a good read. I was actually born in Spain ( not telling when though!) but moved around europe and lastly settled in England when I was 6. I dont remember an awful lot of the few years I was in spain, but the smell of spanish food always seems to ring a bell in me or something. It's weird how I dont remember anything except the smells,isn't it! I actually found a whole website dedicated to spanish recipes, which gave me great delight and thought I really should to share. Anyway, thank you again. I'll get my son to add your feed to my rss thing...

By: Theresa

Theresa — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:57:58 +0000

Will definitely do so if / when make it to Valencia!

By: sariera

sariera — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:53:57 +0000

Hi everyone,
If you ever happen to visit València, you should visit “Casa Daniel” in Alboraia (opposite “El Palmaret tube stop). It’s the best orxata in the world. The place is soooooo good that in summer it is really difficult to get a table, although Casa Daniel is a two-storey building.
My boyfriend didn’t like it and now we stop there everytime we go visit my family.
It is really the best drink for hot summers!!!

By: MARIA DOLORES

MARIA DOLORES — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 07:57:24 +0000

I think the “horchata” is Valenciana no Catalana.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:37:11 +0000

THanks for that John.

By: John Carter

John Carter — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:28:34 +0000

The answer of the village girl would have been in Catalan too (“és llet de xufla”), as Spanish didn’t arrive to Valencia until the 16th entury.
The original name is: Orxata de Xufla, translated in Spanish as “Horchata de Chufa”.
The real name is Orxata (and Xufla), then. Horchata (and Chufa) is a translation to Spanish.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 09:33:07 +0000

I remember! In fact, I thought of you guys when I wrote the post. Nothing ever tastes as good as the place ‘of origin’. THe times we’ve made gazpacho or paella or even tortilla de patatas in the UK – they never quite taste as good.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 18:09:39 +0000

Hi Treez
you introduced us to the wonders of this drink
it’s now a fave for us at the many Mexican places we frequent in SF

We asked for a recipe from Casa Sanchez on 24th Street in the Mission but it has never tasted as good!