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Best Liquid to Put Out Your Mouth Fire

La Orxateria

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Photo by John Anderson

You’ve attacked a ghost pepper taco and it hit back. Hard. Now soothe your peeling tongue with this drink from the gods. A departure from the more common rice-based Mexican horchata available around town, La Orxateria serves up traditional Spanish Catalonia-style orxata made with chufa roots (aka tiger nuts, a trending "superfood"). Stick with the original, or mix it up with cold-brew coffee (Cafexata), coconut milk (Cocoxata), Chaixata (Yaupon Chai), and matcha (Matchaxata). In the mood for something fruitier? Try the sublime Amor de Flor, a hibiscus and lavender agua fresca.