Spain's 'white gold' super-drink

Spain's 'white gold' super-drink stefanopolitimarkovina/Getty Images Gluten-free, sweet and nutritionally dense, tiger nuts are being hailed as a rising "superfood". Alquería El Machistre Surrounded by tiger nut crops, the Alquería El Machistre is home to the Museum of Horchata and Tiger Nuts "Valencians have a sweet tooth," laughed Toni Peinado, co-owner at Horchatería Daniel, in whose second branch I was sitting. Gonzalo Azumendi/Alamy Horchata and fartons are the perfect pairing, with the long spongy buns designed for dunking While the inventor of horchata de chufa is unknown, 13th-Century records show a comparable drink being made near Valencia: it's clearly imbued with history and tradition, and the same can be said for the L'Horta region in which tiger nuts are farmed. Stir in tiger nuts' extensive health benefits and it's easy to see how this potent Valencian super-drink really can be considered "white gold".