ps: Hochata

... Is not dairy-based at all. Apparently it is the juice of a nut-like thing that looks something like a misshapen almond (at least that's dried, I haven't seen a fresh one yet). So that nut-thing plus water is hochata, calling into question my earlier thought that horchata might be related. There's probably some historical confusion to be discovered in here ...

Meanwhile, the other day I realized I've been all paranoid about eating raw vegetables that might have been washed in untreated water and avoiding ice cubes, and it occurred to me that JUICE is made with water. I mean, I hadn't gotten sick, so I wasn't too concerned, but Amadou assured me that the water used for juices is boiled.

So that's good.