Drinks of the World, Page 2

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 190 authentic recipes, each with its cultural story, ingredients, and step by step method.
190 recipes · showing 49 to 96
Liha (Togolese Sprouted Maize Drink)Lomé, Togo · medium · 5 daysMaize soaked and sprouted, ground and soured in water, then strained into a pan of dark caramel and served ice-cold, tangy, malty and sweet.
Emahewu (Swazi Fermented Maize Drink)Mbabane, Eswatini · easy · 3 daysA soft maize porridge, thinned with plenty of water, sweetened and left to sour for three days into a thick, tangy drink that works as a snack or a meal.
Warga (Bissau-Guinean Sweet Green Tea)Bissau, Guinea-Bissau · easy · 50 minGunpowder green tea boiled strong with plenty of sugar, poured from glass to pot until it foams, and served in three rounds that grow milder and sweeter, with mint in the last two.
Citronnelle (Seychellois Lemongrass Tea)Victoria, Seychelles · easy · 15 minFresh lemongrass leaves simmered and steeped in water into a pale, fragrant herbal tea, the drink Seychellois pour after a meal.
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 · 8 h 15 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 · 1 h 20 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 · 5 h 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 · 2 weeksA 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 · 2 h 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 · 1 h 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 · 1 dayFermented 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 · 2 h 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 · 30 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 · 2 h 45 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 · 2 h 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.
Tan (Armenian Herbed Yogurt Drink)Yerevan, Armenia · easy · 1 h 10 minTangy matsun blended with cucumber, fresh herbs, salt and cold water into a savoury, green-flecked summer cooler for the khorovats table.
Kok Choy (Uzbek Green Tea)Tashkent, Uzbekistan · easy · 15 minPale green tea brewed in a warmed porcelain pot, filled with boiling water in stages, then poured into a bowl and back three times before it is served in small handleless piyolas.
Maksym (Kyrgyz Fermented Grain Drink)Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan · medium · 12 h 50 minToasted grain flour simmered with salted water, then soured overnight into a cool, greyish, faintly fizzy drink that tastes of roasted grain.
Gök Çay (Turkmen Green Tea)Ashgabat, Turkmenistan · easy · 11 minGreen tea brewed in a small porcelain pot for each drinker, poured into the bowl and back three times, rested a moment, then drunk hot with raisins and honey.
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