What Spanish drink made from ground tiger nuts is popular in Valencia?

The Spanish drink made from ground tiger nuts and popular in Valencia is called horchata de chufa.

Horchata de chufa is a sweet, milky-looking beverage made by soaking, grinding, and straining tiger nuts, then mixing the liquid with water and sugar. Tiger nuts are not actually nuts: they are edible tubers of the sedge Cyperus esculentus, also called chufa or earth almonds.

The drink is strongly associated with the Valencian Community, especially Alboraya near the city of Valencia. Tiger nuts reached the Iberian Peninsula during Muslim rule, and records of an horchata-like drink near Valencia date to the 13th century. In Valencian, the drink is called orxata de xufa.

Horchata de chufa is usually served very cold, particularly in summer, often alongside elongated sweet pastries called fartons. It should not be confused with Mexican horchata, which is generally made from rice and cinnamon. The shared name reflects a broader family of plant-based drinks, but the ingredients and regional traditions differ.