Tigernut milk is a refreshing drink made with water, sugar and ground tigernuts, a typical tuber from the Valencia vegetable orchard.
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1. Origin of the Tigernut milk
Tigernut tiger nut milk gourmet is a drink that was already made in the Middle Ages, which was already made by the Valencians at that time. Being considered at that time as a source of nutrients and vitamins.
2. Properties of the tigernut milk
Numerous studies support the numerous beneficial properties of tigernut milk, including its digestive properties as a substitute for animal milk.
Tigernut milk is rich in minerals such as phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, calcium and iron, and in monounsaturated fatty acids and proteins. Sodium is low, making it ideal for people with high blood pressure.
The tigernut milk is an energetic and nutritious drink, ideal to take at breakfast or at any time and provides us with cardiovascular properties helping us to lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, digestive and nutritional properties
3. Elaboration of the Valencian tigernut milk tigernut milk:
Once the tigernuts have been removed from the soil, cleaned and selected, they are placed in a solution with salt. When introduced into this brine, defective tubers that have been attacked by insects or microorganisms have a lower density. These defective truffles float and are eliminated.
Later, all the tigernuts that have passed the first selections are washed with several immersions in drinking water, until the tigernut absorbs enough water and swells. Once they have been thoroughly washed and disinfected with chlorine, they are ground.
The ground pasta, together with a few litres of water, is left to macerate for a few hours. Finally it is sieved, allowing to separate the solid remains from the liquid and in this way we have achieved the horchata.
4. Where to buy homemade tigernuts milkj in Spain?
In our shop in Las Rozas de Madrid or in our online shop you can buy pasteurized tigernut milk all year round.
