Mariana Gómez, an anthropologist/sociologist wh teaches at the University of Zulia in Venezuela, sent me this letter in which she describes Venezuelan horchata. This version is made from sesame seeds.…
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I’m going to edge into horchata by beginning with the Mexican rice version. Even in Mexico, horchata, originally a barley water, can be made with almonds, oatmeal, melon seeds, and…
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Sometimes when you’re researching a topic, you run across a side issue that is almost irresistible. Here’s one of those. There I was trolling through the Encyclopedia Iranica for references…
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