Horchata

Last night, after guitar practice, my friends and I went to El Corral for dinner. It was good, as usual.

My friends recommended the horchata, which I'd never tried before, but I really liked it. I didn't photograph it, because it just looked like a glass of milk with ice in it. In the United States, it's usually a chilled and sweetened rice milk based beverage and is one of several commonly served types of aqua fresca. Another one is jamaica, which sounds a lot like iced "Red Zinger" or hibiscus tea to me, so I'm eager to try it.

Since the rest of the gang usually gets margaritas, it's nice to have something non-alcoholic to drink that's a little more interesting than water or soft drinks.