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Drinks of the World
Every drink here comes from a real culinary tradition somewhere on the map, from spiced chai and mango lassi to horchata, Thai iced tea, and the mojito. Here are 144 authentic recipes, each with its cultural story, ingredients, and step by step method.
144 recipes
Moroccan Mint TeaMarrakesh-Safi, Morocco · easy · 15 minSweet green tea steeped with fresh spearmint and poured from a height into little glasses.
BissapDakar, Senegal · easy · 20 minA deep-crimson chilled hibiscus drink sweetened and scented with mint and a little vanilla.
SahlabCairo, Egypt · easy · 20 minA warm, thick, milky winter drink scented with cinnamon and topped with nuts and coconut.
Ethiopian Coffee (Buna)Amhara, Ethiopia · medium · 30 minFreshly roasted beans ground and brewed dark in a clay jebena, the heart of the coffee ceremony.
ZoboLagos, Nigeria · easy · 35 minA deep-crimson hibiscus cooler simmered with ginger, pineapple, and cloves, Nigeria's tart, refreshing party drink served over ice.
AsaanaAshanti, Ghana · medium · 45 minA caramel-hued Ghanaian drink of fermented corn sweetened with burnt sugar, malty, tangy, and served cold over ice.
Rooibos Iced TeaWestern Cape, South Africa · easy · 15 minNaturally caffeine-free red bush tea steeped strong, sweetened, and chilled with lemon and mint, South Africa's signature cooler.
Thé aux PignonsTunis, Tunisia · easy · 15 minStrong, sweet Tunisian green mint tea poured over a spoon of toasted pine nuts that soften at the bottom of the glass.
Kenyan ChaiNairobi, Kenya · easy · 17 minBlack tea simmered directly in milk with sugar and a little ginger and cardamom, the strong, milky chai that fuels Kenya's day.
Kahawa ya TangawiziZanzibar, Tanzania · easy · 17 minZanzibari spiced black coffee simmered with fresh ginger and cardamom, small, strong cups poured from a brass pot on the street.
GnamankoudjiAbidjan (Lagunes), Côte d’Ivoire · easy · 15 minA fiery Ivorian ginger juice blended with pineapple and lime, strained and sweetened, a spicy, bracing street cooler.
Sumo de MúcuaMaputo, Mozambique · easy · 20 minA creamy, tangy juice made from baobab fruit powder whisked with water, lime, and sugar, Mozambique's vitamin-rich cooler.
Cherbet el LozAlgiers, Algeria · easy · 20 minA silky Algerian almond milk scented with orange-blossom water, sweetened and served cold, the drink of weddings and Ramadan.
BusheraKampala, Uganda · easy · 30 minA lightly fermented millet-and-sorghum drink from western Uganda, tangy and nourishing, served sweet or gently sour.
MaheuHarare, Zimbabwe · easy · 25 minA thick, lightly sour maize drink, filling and mildly fermented, the energy-giving cooler of Zimbabwean fields and streets.
RanovolaAnalamanga (Antananarivo), Madagascar · easy · 17 minMadagascar's "golden water", the toasted-rice drink made by boiling water in the rice pot with its toasted crust still clinging to the bottom, smoky and comforting.
KissanguaLuanda, Angola · easy · 25 minA traditional Angolan cornflour drink, lightly sweet and tangy, flavored with lemon and served cold, a homemade non-alcoholic cooler.
Botswana Ginger BeerGaborone, Botswana · medium · 20 minA punchy homemade ginger beer, naturally fizzy and lemony, brewed for weddings and holidays across Botswana.
AloudaPort Louis, Mauritius · easy · 25 minA cold, milky Mauritian drink thick with basil seeds and jelly, scented with vanilla, the sweet cooler of Port Louis market stalls.
Tangawisi (Congolese Ginger Tonic)Kinshasa, DR Congo · easy · 15 minA fierce ginger tonic from the Congo, a great quantity of ginger crushed and steeped strong, sweetened and taken in small daily doses as a Bakongo home remedy.
Shahi bil Ful (Libyan Tea)Tripoli, Libya · medium · 25 minThick, dark Libyan tea boiled to a foam and served in small glasses topped with roasted peanuts, strong, sweet, and steeped in ritual.
Shaah SomaliMogadishu, Somalia · easy · 17 minSomali spiced tea perfumed with cardamom, cinnamon, and clove, boiled dark and sweet, the endlessly hospitable cup of the Horn of Africa.
Jabana (Sudanese Spiced Coffee)Khartoum, Sudan · medium · 25 minFreshly roasted coffee ground with spices and brewed in a clay jabana pot, poured tall and sweet, the heart of Sudanese hospitality.
DèguèBamako, Mali · medium · 35 minSweet millet couscous pearls suspended in cool spiced yogurt, a Malian drink-dessert eaten with a spoon, popular for celebrations.
MunkoyoLusaka, Zambia · medium · 35 minA lightly fermented, faintly sweet maize drink made with munkoyo roots, Zambia's traditional thirst-quencher, gently alcoholic after its days-long ferment.
PoncheSantiago (Praia), Cape Verde · easy · 5 minCape Verde's island punch of grogue (sugarcane rum), molasses, and lime, thick, sweet, and warming, sipped slowly after dinner.
Shahi EritreaAsmara, Eritrea · easy · 17 minEritrean spiced tea steeped with cloves, cinnamon, and ginger and sweetened generously, a fragrant cup with an Italian-era accent.
TchoukoutouCotonou, Benin · advanced · 90 minA cloudy, tangy sorghum beer brewed and shared from calabashes in Benin, earthy, lightly sour, and deeply communal.
Salone Ginger BeerFreetown, Sierra Leone · easy · 15 minAn intense, throat-warming fresh ginger beer sweetened and laced with lime, Sierra Leone's bold, no-compromise cooler.
Shaah bil CaanoDjibouti City, Djibouti · easy · 17 minDjibouti's milky spiced tea, simmered with cardamom and cinnamon in plenty of milk and sugar, sweet, creamy comfort in the heat.
Café Épicé (Comorian Spiced Coffee)Moroni, Comoros · easy · 17 minStrong Comorian coffee simmered with cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves, sweetened and served in small cups, the fragrant everyday brew of the Perfume Islands.
Zoom KoomOuagadougou, Burkina Faso · easy · 25 minA chilled, spiced millet cooler, strained silky-smooth and brightened with ginger, tamarind, and pineapple, Burkina Faso's traditional drink of welcome.
UrwarwaBujumbura, Burundi · advanced · 30 minBurundi's traditional banana beer, brewed from ripe bananas and sorghum into a tart, cloudy drink central to ceremony and welcome.
Jus de TamarinBangui, Central African Republic · easy · 20 minA sweet-and-sour tamarind drink steeped from the pods, strained, and chilled, a tangy Central African refresher.
Bili-BiliN'Djamena, Chad · advanced · 120 minA Chadian grain beer of blended millet and sorghum, soured then fermented into a thick, cloudy, tangy brew ladled warm from calabashes at the cabaret.
MalambaMalabo, Equatorial Guinea · medium · 15 minEquatorial Guinea's fermented sugarcane wine: fresh cane juice left to ferment into a sweet, tangy, gently alcoholic cooler.
Bouye (Baobab Smoothie)Banjul, The Gambia · easy · 20 minA creamy Gambian baobab-fruit drink blended with milk, vanilla, and sugar into a smooth, tangy, nutrient-rich shake.
Kinkeliba TeaConakry, Guinea · easy · 17 minAn amber West African bush tea steeped from kinkeliba leaves, earthy and lightly sweet, the everyday "tea of health" in Guinea.
Leting la MabeleMaseru, Lesotho · easy · 30 minA thin, lightly soured sorghum drink from Lesotho, non-alcoholic and gently tangy, everyday nourishment in the mountain kingdom.
Liberian Lemongrass TeaMonrovia, Liberia · easy · 20 minFragrant lemongrass ("fever grass") simmered with ginger and sweetened, Liberia's soothing, citrusy everyday tea.
ThobwaLilongwe, Malawi · easy · 30 minA thick, sweet Malawian drink of cooked maize soured with millet malt, creamy, lightly tangy, and served warm or cold.
OshikunduWindhoek, Namibia · easy · 25 minA tangy, nourishing fermented drink of pearl millet and sorghum malt, the everyday brew of northern Namibia's Owambo people.
Kunun Aya (Tiger Nut Milk)Niamey, Niger · easy · 20 minA creamy, naturally sweet tiger nut milk blended with dates and ginger, a nourishing Hausa drink popular across Niger.
Chocolate Quente de São ToméSão Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe · easy · 17 minRich hot chocolate made from São Tomé's prized cocoa, simmered with milk, cinnamon, and sugar into a velvety island cup.
Aradaib (Tamarind Drink)Juba, South Sudan · easy · 20 minA dark, sweet-and-sour tamarind drink soaked from pressed cakes and chilled, a Ramadan and everyday favorite along the Nile.
ZrigNouakchott, Mauritania · easy · 10 minA refreshing Saharan drink of soured milk whisked with sugar and cut with water, offered to guests and to break the fast.
Mango LassiPunjab, India · easy · 5 minA thick, cooling blend of ripe mango, yogurt, and cardamom, the perfect foil to a spicy meal.
Ayranİzmir (Aegean), Turkey · easy · 5 minA savory, frothy chilled drink of yogurt whisked with cold water and salt.
Thai Iced TeaBangkok (Central), Thailand · easy · 15 minStrong spiced black tea sweetened with condensed milk and poured over ice in bright orange layers.
Egg Coffee (Cà Phê Trứng)Hanoi (Red River Delta), Vietnam · medium · 15 minStrong Vietnamese coffee crowned with a whipped, custardy cloud of egg yolk and condensed milk.
Es CendolYogyakarta (Java), Indonesia · medium · 35 minGreen rice-flour jellies in iced coconut milk sweetened with dark palm sugar syrup.
AmazakeOsaka (Kansai), Japan · easy · 495 minA naturally sweet, milky rice drink fermented from rice and koji, with no alcohol and no added sugar, served warm at New Year or chilled in summer.
JallabBeirut, Lebanon · easy · 5 minA smoky-sweet date and grape-molasses drink over crushed ice, topped with pine nuts and raisins.
TarkhunaImereti, Georgia · easy · 25 minA vivid green tarragon lemonade, herbal and sweet with a cool anise edge, Georgia's beloved homemade soda.
SuanmeitangSichuan, China · easy · 50 minA dark, smoky-sour plum drink simmered with hawthorn and osmanthus and served ice-cold, China's classic summer cooler.
SikhyeSeoul (Gyeonggi), South Korea · medium · 35 minA sweet Korean rice punch made with malted barley water, with soft rice grains floating on top, a cool, gently malty dessert drink.
Sago't GulamanCentral Luzon, Philippines · easy · 35 minA cold Filipino street cooler of chewy tapioca pearls and soft jelly cubes in sweet, smoky brown-sugar syrup scented with pandan.
Lahori Sweet LassiLahore (Punjab), Pakistan · easy · 10 minThick, frothy yogurt whipped with sugar and a little cream and served in a tall metal tumbler, the pride of a Lahore breakfast.
TongbaKathmandu Valley, Nepal · advanced · 20 minA warm Himalayan millet beer sipped through a bamboo straw from its own wooden vessel, refilled again and again with hot water.
Kiri Te (Sri Lankan Milk Tea)Southern Province, Sri Lanka · easy · 13 minStrong Ceylon black tea boiled hard, sweetened, and softened with milk, the everyday hot cup drunk morning to night at Sri Lanka's roadside tea stalls.
Tuk Ampov (Sugarcane Juice)Siem Reap, Cambodia · easy · 10 minFresh sugarcane pressed to order and served over ice with a squeeze of kumquat, Cambodia's ubiquitous roadside refresher.
Qamar al-DinAmman, Jordan · easy · 25 minA thick, velvety apricot drink reconstituted from sheets of dried apricot leather, the sweet, tangy staple of the Ramadan table.
SekanjabinTehran, Iran · easy · 35 minAn ancient Persian sweet-and-sour syrup of sugar, vinegar, and mint, diluted with iced water, cooling and appetite-reviving.
BorhaniDhaka, Bangladesh · easy · 10 minA savory-spiced yogurt drink laced with mint, mustard, and green chili, the cooling companion to a Dhaka biryani feast.
Teh TarikPenang, Malaysia · medium · 13 minStrong black tea and condensed milk "pulled" between two vessels into a thick foam, Malaysia's beloved frothy milk tea.
Bubble TeaTaipei, Taiwan · medium · 40 minChilled milk tea over chewy brown-sugar tapioca pearls, sipped through a fat straw, Taiwan's global gift to drinks.
Lao Iced Coffee (Kafe Nom Yen)Luang Prabang, Laos · easy · 10 minDark, thick coffee dripped over sweetened condensed milk and poured onto ice, the sweet jolt of a Lao morning market.
Qymaq ChaiKabul, Afghanistan · medium · 35 minAn astonishing rose-pink milk tea, turned by baking soda and topped with clotted cream and pistachios, Afghanistan's festive brew.
Suutei TsaiUlaanbaatar, Mongolia · easy · 17 minMongolia's savory salted milk tea, brewed with a green tea brick and milk, a warming, sustaining fuel for life on the steppe.
KumisAlmaty, Kazakhstan · advanced · 20 minFermented mare's milk, tangy and lightly fizzy with a whisper of alcohol, the ancient, prized drink of the Kazakh steppe.
Sous (Licorice Drink)Damascus, Syria · medium · 20 minA dark, bittersweet cold infusion of licorice root, poured by roaming Damascus vendors from ornate brass dispensers, cooling and unmistakable.
BandungSingapore, Singapore · easy · 5 minA bright pink rose-syrup milk drink, sweet and floral over ice, a hawker-centre and wedding favorite in Singapore.
Suja (Butter Tea)Thimphu, Bhutan · easy · 20 minBhutan's savory butter tea, churned from brick tea, butter, and salt into a warming, soup-like brew for the high Himalayas.
Qahwa OmaniMuscat, Oman · easy · 20 minPale, lightly roasted Arabic coffee scented with cardamom and rosewater, poured from a dallah and served with dates.
Kharroub (Carob Drink)West Bank, Palestine · easy · 35 minA dark, molasses-sweet carob-pod infusion served ice-cold, a Palestinian Ramadan refresher poured from ornate brass jugs.
Iraqi ChaiBaghdad, Iraq · easy · 20 minDeep-red, syrup-strong black tea served in a little waisted istikan glass with heaps of sugar, the pulse of Baghdad's teahouses.
QishrSana’a, Yemen · easy · 20 minA warming Yemeni infusion of roasted coffee husks with ginger and cinnamon, coffee's fragrant, low-caffeine cousin.
Karak ChaiDubai, United Arab Emirates · easy · 17 minStrong black tea boiled with evaporated milk, sugar, cardamom, and saffron, the UAE's beloved cardamom milk tea, sold at every cafeteria.
LimonanaTel Aviv, Israel · easy · 10 minA frozen-blended mint lemonade, tart and icy and impossibly green, the sound and taste of a Tel Aviv summer.
Azerbaijani ChayBaku, Azerbaijan · easy · 17 minStrong black tea served in a pear-shaped armudu glass with fruit jam on the side, sipped through a sugar cube, endless Baku hospitality.
Air KatiraBandar Seri Begawan, Brunei · medium · 25 minA festive Bruneian Ramadan drink of gum tragacanth and basil seeds suspended in sweet rose milk with jelly and fruit.
Sharbat LoomiDoha, Qatar · easy · 25 minA tangy, aromatic drink made from dried Gulf limes (loomi), steeped and sweetened, a Qatari Ramadan and everyday cooler.
Choi KabudDushanbe, Tajikistan · easy · 10 minThe green tea at the center of Tajik life, poured from a china teapot into piala bowls and shared endlessly with guests.
Kafé TimorDili, Timor-Leste · easy · 13 minA cup of Timor-Leste's prized organic mountain coffee, brewed dark and drunk sweet, the pride of the young nation's highlands.
SujeonggwaPyongyang, North Korea · easy · 50 minA dark cinnamon-and-ginger punch simmered deep and sweet, served cold with soft dried persimmon and floating pine nuts.
Burmese Milk Tea (Lahpet Yay No Hsat)Yangon, Myanmar · easy · 15 minStrong black tea sweetened with condensed and evaporated milk and pulled to a froth, the caffeinated pulse of Myanmar's teahouses.
Ellinikós Kafés (Greek Coffee)Attica (Athens), Greece · easy · 7 minFinely ground coffee simmered slowly in a briki until it rises in a rich foam, served unfiltered with the grounds settling below.
SangriaAndalusia, Spain · easy · 15 minRed wine steeped with citrus, fruit, and a splash of brandy, served cold over ice.
KompotMasovia (Warsaw), Poland · easy · 40 minFruit gently simmered into a lightly sweet drink, served warm in winter or cold in summer.
KvassMoscow, Russia · medium · 30 minA lightly fermented, tangy-sweet drink made from dark rye bread, refreshing and barely alcoholic.
GinjinhaLisbon, Portugal · easy · 15 minA sweet Lisbon liqueur of sour cherries steeped in aguardente, sipped from tiny glasses.
HorchataJalisco, Mexico · easy · 15 minA cooling, cinnamon-scented drink of blended rice and almonds, enriched with milk and served over ice.
CaipirinhaRio de Janeiro, Brazil · easy · 5 minBrazil's national cocktail: cachaça muddled with fresh lime and sugar over ice.
MojitoHavana, Cuba · easy · 5 minHavana's classic highball: white rum, lime, sugar, and muddled mint topped with soda.
Yerba MateMendoza, Argentina · easy · 10 minThe shared, grassy herbal tea of the Southern Cone, sipped through a metal straw from a gourd.
Pisco SourLima, Peru · medium · 5 minPeru's national cocktail: pisco shaken with lime, syrup, and egg white to a silky foam, dashed with bitters.
Sorrel DrinkKingston (Surrey), Jamaica · easy · 25 minA spiced, ruby-red hibiscus drink steeped with ginger and cloves, Jamaica's taste of Christmas.
AguapanelaBogotá, Colombia · easy · 15 minColombia's everyday cane drink: blocks of raw panela dissolved in water, drunk hot with lime as a cold remedy or iced on a hot day.
Papelón con LimónCaracas, Venezuela · easy · 40 minVenezuela's classic limeade: raw cane sugar (papelón) dissolved in water with lots of fresh lime, poured over ice.
Mote con HuesilloCentral Valley, Chile · easy · 90 minChile's iconic summer drink-dessert: whole dried peaches in a spiced cane syrup poured over cooked husked wheat, served ice-cold with a spoon.
Colada MoradaPichincha (Andes), Ecuador · medium · 95 minEcuador's deep-purple Day of the Deceased drink: purple corn flour thickened with Andean berries, tropical fruit, and warm spices.
Api MoradoLa Paz, Bolivia · easy · 150 minA thick, hot Andean breakfast drink of ground purple corn simmered with cinnamon, cloves, and orange, served steaming with buñuelos.
TereréAsunción, Paraguay · easy · 10 minParaguay's cold yerba mate, drunk through a metal straw from a shared guampa with ice water infused with crushed medicinal herbs.
Medio y MedioMontevideo, Uruguay · easy · 5 minMontevideo's celebratory apéritif: equal parts dry sparkling wine and dry white wine, poured cold and toasted at the table.
MaubyDemerara (Georgetown), Guyana · easy · 30 minA dark, bittersweet Guyanese drink brewed from the bark of the mauby tree with cinnamon, cloves, and star anise, sweetened and served cold.
DawetParamaribo, Suriname · medium · 40 minA chilled Javanese-Surinamese cooler of sweet coconut milk over soft jelly strands, scented with lemongrass or pandan.
Ponche de CrèmePort of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago · medium · 15 minTrinidad's Christmas eggnog: eggs beaten with lime zest, evaporated and condensed milk, rum, and Angostura bitters, dusted with nutmeg.
KremasOuest (Port-au-Prince), Haiti · easy · 15 minHaiti's rich holiday drink: cream of coconut and sweetened milk spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, star anise, and vanilla, spiked with rum.
Morir SoñandoCibao, Dominican Republic · easy · 10 minThe Dominican "die dreaming": ice-cold orange juice and sweetened evaporated milk stirred together into a silky, creamsicle-like cooler.
CoquitoSan Juan, Puerto Rico · easy · 10 minPuerto Rico's "little coconut": a thick, coconut-rich Christmas nog of coconut cream and sweetened milk spiced with cinnamon and spiked with rum.
Sky JuiceNassau, Bahamas · easy · 5 minThe Bahamas' true local drink: gin shaken with coconut water and sweetened condensed milk over ice, finished with fresh nutmeg.
Rum SwizzleHamilton, Bermuda · easy · 5 minBermuda's national drink: black and gold rum churned with pineapple and orange juice, lime, sugar syrup, and bitters into a frothy swizzle.
Bajan Rum PunchBridgetown, Barbados · easy · 5 minBarbados' classic rum punch, built by the island rhyme: one of sour, two of sweet, three of strong, four of weak, with bitters and nutmeg.
Awa di LamunchiWillemstad, Curaçao · easy · 5 minCuraçao's everyday limeade: fresh lime juice, sugar, and water over ice, still or sparkling, the island's go-to cooler.
Cocoa TeaSt. George's, Grenada · easy · 20 minGrenada's spiced breakfast cocoa, brewed from grated local cocoa balls with cinnamon, nutmeg, and bay, richer and less sweet than hot chocolate.
Sea MossCastries, Saint Lucia · easy · 35 minSaint Lucia's creamy seaweed tonic: Irish moss gel blended with milk, spices, and sweet condensed milk into a thick, nourishing drink.
Peanut PunchKingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines · easy · 5 minA thick, sweet Caribbean milk punch of peanut butter blended with milk and condensed milk, spiced with nutmeg and vanilla.
Ginger BeerSt. John's, Antigua and Barbuda · easy · 20 minAntigua's fiery homemade ginger beer: fresh ginger steeped with cloves and lime, sweetened and served ice cold, a Christmas staple.
Kittitian SorrelBasseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis · easy · 25 minThe Christmas drink of Saint Kitts and Nevis: a ruby hibiscus (sorrel) infusion steeped with ginger, cloves, and cinnamon, sweetened and chilled.
Bush TeaRoseau, Dominica · easy · 15 minA fragrant Dominican herbal infusion of fresh lemongrass and garden herbs, steeped in hot water and lightly sweetened, drunk daily and for health.
Atol de EloteSacatepéquez (Antigua), Guatemala · easy · 30 minA warm, creamy Guatemalan drink of fresh sweet corn blended smooth and simmered with milk, cinnamon, and a little sugar, thick enough to spoon.
PinolilloManagua, Nicaragua · easy · 10 minNicaragua's national drink: toasted ground corn and roasted cacao spiced with cinnamon and cloves, whisked into water and served cold.
Agua de SapoSan José, Costa Rica · easy · 20 minA cooling Costa Rican drink of unrefined cane sugar (tapa de dulce) melted with fresh ginger and plenty of lime, served ice cold.
Horchata de MorroSan Salvador, El Salvador · medium · 55 minEl Salvador's horchata: toasted morro (jícaro) seeds ground with sesame, pumpkin seed, peanut, cacao, and cinnamon, blended with water and served cold.
Horchata HondureñaSan Pedro Sula, Honduras · medium · 40 minHonduras's own horchata: toasted morro seeds and ground broadleaf coriander seed with rice and cinnamon, blended, strained, and served cold.
ChichemePanama City, Panama · easy · 105 minPanama's creamy corn drink: soaked broken corn simmered tender, then sweetened with milk, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla, served cold or warm.
Seaweed ShakeBelize City, Belize · easy · 30 minBelize's creamy Irish-moss drink: cultivated sea moss simmered into a gel and blended with milk, condensed milk, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla.
SazeracLouisiana, United States · medium · 5 minThe official cocktail of New Orleans: rye whiskey stirred with sugar and Peychaud's bitters, served in an absinthe-rinsed glass with lemon peel.
CaribouQuébec, Canada · easy · 15 minQuebec's Winter Carnival warmer: red wine fortified with whisky or brandy and sweetened with maple syrup, served warm or chilled.
Kava (Yaqona)Viti Levu, Fiji · easy · 15 minFiji's national drink: pounded pepper-shrub root strained through cloth into cool water, sipped from a shared coconut-shell bowl.
Koko SamoaUpolu, Samoa · easy · 15 minA thick, intense hot chocolate made from Samoa's own roasted, ground cacao, simmered with water and sweetened to taste.
'OtaiTongatapu, Tonga · easy · 20 minA chilled Tongan cooler of hand-grated watermelon and tropical fruit loosened with sweet coconut milk.
Papua New Guinea Highland CoffeeHighlands, Papua New Guinea · easy · 10 minA clean, bright cup of single-origin Arabica grown in the cool Papua New Guinea highlands, brewed black.
Flat WhiteCanterbury, New Zealand · medium · 5 minA double shot of espresso under a thin layer of velvety steamed-milk microfoam, the antipodean cafe standard.
Lemon, Lime and BittersNew South Wales (Sydney), Australia · easy · 5 minThe classic Aussie pub refresher: lemonade and fresh lime with a swirl of aromatic bitters, over plenty of ice.
Nakamal KavaEfate (Port Vila), Vanuatu · easy · 20 minVanuatu's famously strong kava: fresh pepper-shrub root ground and squeezed into water, drunk in one shell at dusk.
Tumunu (Bush Beer)Rarotonga, Cook Islands · medium · 20 minThe Cook Islands' home-brewed orange "bush beer", fermented in secret and shared in a coconut-shell cup at a tumunu gathering.
Young Coconut WaterNgerulmud, Palau · easy · 5 minThe clear, faintly sweet water of a green drinking coconut, opened fresh and served cold, sometimes with a squeeze of lime.
Te KareweTarawa, Kiribati · easy · 5 minKiribati's sweet coconut toddy: sap tapped from the palm's flower at dawn, drunk fresh, milky, and faintly fizzy.
JekaroMajuro, Marshall Islands · easy · 5 minThe Marshall Islands' intensely sweet coconut sap, collected from the flowering stalk and drunk fresh, often diluted with water.
SakauPalikir, Micronesia · medium · 30 minPohnpei's ceremonial kava: pepper-shrub root pounded on a basalt stone and wrung through hibiscus bark into a thick, slippery brew.
Coconut WaterYaren, Nauru · easy · 5 minNauru's everyday thirst-quencher: the cool clear water of a green coconut, drunk straight from the shell.
KulauHoniara, Solomon Islands · easy · 5 minThe Solomon Islands' green drinking coconut, cut fresh from the palm for its cool, mineral-rich water.
KaleveFunafuti, Tuvalu · easy · 5 minTuvalu's fresh coconut toddy: sweet palm sap cut twice daily from the flower and drunk cool before it turns.
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