Ingredients

  • ½ cupwhite rice(soaked 4 hours)
  • 4 cupswater
  • ¼ cupsugar
  • ½ tspvanilla extract
  • ¼ tspground cinnamon
  • 🍋cinnamon stick(garnish)

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Instructions

  1. Blend soaked rice with water until smooth.
  2. Strain through fine mesh twice.
  3. Add sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon.
  4. Stir well until sugar dissolves.
  5. Serve very cold over ice.

📜 History

Agua de Arroz, also known as Horchata de Arroz, is a beloved Mexican rice-based beverage with roots tracing back to the Moorish influence on Spanish cuisine. When Spanish colonizers arrived in Mexico, they adapted the original tiger nut-based horchata using locally available rice. The drink became a staple of Mexican culture, sold at street stands and family gatherings throughout the country. Today it remains one of the most popular aguas frescas, particularly in hot weather.

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