Horchata (pronounced or-cha-ta) is a unique rice milk beverage that can rival a banana smoothie if properly made and served as it is at Bejuco's, a well known eatery that provides more interior Mexican cuisine than most Eastside spots. Sweet to the palate and served in large glasses with lots of ice, horchata is one of the finest ways to beat the dog days. Bejuco's sprinkles a bit of cinnamon on the frothy top of their horchata drinks, and the added zip makes the sweet thirst-quenching Mexican "milkshake without ice cream" a perfect way to wind up one of those days in the summer sun at Chicano Park.
