Orgeat syrup
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Orgeat syrup is a sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar and rose water/orange-flower water. It was, however, originally made with a barley-almond blend. It has a pronounced almond taste and is used to flavor many cocktails, perhaps the most famous of which is the Mai Tai.
The word "orgeat," (OHR-ZHAT) is derived from the Latin hordeata "made with barley." The Spanish word horchata has the same origin, though the two drinks now have very little in common.
In Suriname there is a drink called orgeade which is made as a syrup, of sugar and almonds.
In Greece, on the island Nisyros they also have such a drink called soumada.
External links
- [history]
- [Recipes for orgeade] (Dutch)
- [Homeade Orgeat Syrup Recipe]
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