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Orgeat syrup is a sweet syrup made from almonds, sugar, and rose water or orange flower water. It was, however, originally made with a barley-almond blend. It has a pronounced almond taste and is used to flavor many cocktails, perhaps the most famous of which is the Mai Tai. The word "orgeat" ( or ) is derived from the Latin ''hordeaceus'' "made with barley" through the French, where barley is called ''orge''. The Spanish word ''horchata'' has the same origin, though today the two drinks have little else in common. In Tunisia, it is called "rozata" and is usually served chilled in wedding and engagement parties as a symbol of joy and purity because of its white colour and its fresh (flowery) flavor. It comes in many different flavours, such as traditional almond, banana, mango, pistachio, among others. In Suriname, there is a drink called ''orgeade'', which is a similar syrup made of sugar and almonds. In Italy, there is a drink called ''orzata'', which is a syrup made of benzoin resin. It only contains some of the bitter almond flavour. Maltese ''ruġġata'' is made of almond and vanilla essence and may include cinnamon and cloves. In Cyprus and on the Greek islands of Chios and Nisyros, a similar syrup is known as soumádha ((ギリシア語:σουμάδα)). Soumada has a very ancient history at least in Cyprus, stretching back into the Roman period, and it was given as an exotic delicacy by King Peter II of Cyprus to King Casimir the Great of Poland at the Congress of Kraków, held in Poland in 1364.〔Maria Dembinska and William Woys Weaver, ''Food and Drink in Medieval Poland'' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1999) p.41〕 ==See also== * Drink mixers *Horchata, a related Valencian drink 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「orgeat syrup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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