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Horchata (English pronunciation: /ɔrˈtʃɑːtə/; Spanish: [orˈtʃata]) or orxata (Valencian: [oɾˈtʃata])
is the name of several kinds of traditional beverage, made of ground almonds, sesame seeds, rice,
barley, or tigernuts (chufas).
Two large jars of agua fresca in a Mexican restaurant in Seattle, Washington, USA.
On the left is a jar of jamaica and on the right is a jar of horchata.
Restaurant employees serve the drinks by ladling them from the jars into glasses
A glass of horchata, Spain.