More than a century ago, many people thought that the promised land lay across the ocean, whether in New York or Buenos Aires. Juan and Josefa, a couple from the town of Nucía, in Alicante, believed it. Low-paid, with few rights and a hard life, they decided to save up to travel to Barcelona to board a boat. But they ended up putting down roots in Barcelona, without boarding a boat. "God knows what happened? It seems the boat took so long to arrive that they ended up in Barceloneta. And they had to get by, what could they do? Horchata!" says Teresa Moreno, great-granddaughter of Joan and Josefa. Her daughter Irene, the great-great-granddaughter, listens to the conversation while serving customers at the El Tio Che horchateria, one of the oldest in Catalonia thanks to that lost boat. Juan went around looking for customers shouting "Che, try this horchata!", so naming the business was very easy.