East . produced in
Shanxi, China. •
: Tea has been a vital part of the Chinese culture for thousands of years, and the country is considered to have the earliest records of tea consumption, with possible records dating back to the 10th century BC. Depending on different traditional methods in processing the tea leaves, Chinese tea can be classified into at least six distinct categories:
white tea,
yellow tea,
green tea,
oolong tea,
black tea and
post-fermented tea (dark tea). :The Chinese national liquor,
Baijiu (), is a
distilled alcoholic beverage made from various types of grains - including
rice,
glutinous rice,
wheat,
barley, and
millet. - and was first made 5,000 years ago. Baijiu can be broken down into five main aroma categories: strong, light, sauce (soy, specifically), rice, and mixed. :* '''''':
Hong Kong-style milk tea, whose unique tea making technique is listed as an "Intangible Cultural Heritage" by the United Nations :*
: Coffee (typically served with condensed milk) and tea •
: Green Tea. Tea consumption became popular among the gentry during the 12th century, after the publication of Eisai's Kissa Yōjōki. Uji, with its strategic location near the capital at Kyoto, became Japan's first major tea-producing region during this period. Beginning in the 13th and 14th centuries, Japanese tea culture developed the distinctive features for which it is known today, and the
Japanese tea ceremony emerged as a key component of that culture. :
Sake, also referred to as Japanese
rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting
rice that has been
polished to remove the
bran. •
: Awamori, a traditional Okinawan distilled liquor made from long-grain indica rice •
: Airag ( ), or in some areas tsegee, is a
fermented dairy product traditionally made from
mare's milk. The drink remains important to the peoples of the
Central Asian
steppes, of Huno-Bulgar,
Turkic and Mongol origin:
Kazakhs,
Bashkirs,
Kalmyks,
Kyrgyz,
Mongols, and
Yakuts. A 1982 source reported 230,000 horses were kept in the
Soviet Union specifically for producing milk to make into kumis (otherwise known as airag). •
: On June 18, 2019,
Kim Jong-un designated Pyongyang Soju, an alcoholic beverage that embodies the "innocent and tender hearts" of the North Korean people, as the national beverage of North Korea, according to a state propaganda service.
Soju is a clear, colorless distilled beverage of
Korean origin. •
: Soju (; from Korean: ) is a clear, colorless distilled beverage of
Korean origin. It is usually consumed
neat, and its alcohol content varies from about 16.8% to 53%
alcohol by volume (ABV). Most brands of soju are made in
South Korea. While soju is traditionally made from
rice,
wheat, or
barley, modern producers often replace rice with other starches such as
potatoes,
sweet potatoes, or
tapioca. •
: Bubble tea (also known as Bubble Milk Tea, Pearl Milk Tea, or Boba) is a Taiwanese
tea-based drink invented in the 1980s.
Southeast , a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state
Singapore. is a popular drink in
Thailand and in many parts of the world. •
: There is no national drink, but Air Batu Campur (ABC) is popular among citizens. •
: Teuk tnaot chhouk, a palm wine • ''''
: Es teler, a sweet iced concoction created by Murniati Widjaja, who won a competition to come up with a national drink for Indonesia in 1982. Along with Beerlao, lao-Lao is a staple drink in Laos. The name lao-Lao'' is not the same word repeated twice, but two different words pronounced with different tones: the first,
ເຫລົ້າ, means "alcohol" and is pronounced with a low-falling tone in the standard dialect, while the second,
ລາວ, means Laotian ("Lao") and is pronounced with a high(-rising) tone. •
: Teh tarik (literally "pulled tea") is a hot
milk tea beverage which can be commonly found in restaurants, outdoor stalls, and
kopi tiams. Teh tarik's name is derived from the pouring process of "pulling" the drink during preparation, and is made from a strong brew of
black tea blended with
condensed milk. Teh tarik is considered Malaysia's national drink. • '''''':
Lahpet yay is brewed from a mix of fermented or pickled tea, sweetened condensed milk, and evaporated milk. It is traditionally served hot in Burmese tea houses - open air, bustling, street corner places. •
: Beer (
San Miguel Beer). •
: Kopi is a type of traditional highly caffeinated black
coffee, sometimes served with
milk and/or
sugar. This drink has
Hainanese roots, many of whom migrated south to Singapore during the 19th to 20th centuries. Kopi is also otherwise known as
Nanyang coffee., with Nanyang meaning ‘South Sea’ in Mandarin, and usually is a reference to
Southeast Asia. Kopi is recognized to be culturally significant and part of the everyday diet and lifestyle of many
Singaporeans. •
: Thai tea is a Thai drink made from tea, milk, and sugar, and served hot or cold. It is popular in
Southeast Asia and is served in many restaurants that serve
Thai food. When served cold it is known as Thai iced tea. Another highly popular drink is
Krating Daeng, an energy drink which was first introduced in 1976. In Thai,
daeng means red, and a
krating is a large species of wild
bovine native to South Asia. Krating Daeng inspired the creation of the Western drink
Red Bull. •
: arrak, a local alcoholic drink made from fermented palm sap or rice, the beer Bierra Leste, and the coffee Timor. •
: Primarily Vietnamese iced coffee (
cà phê đá), and to a lesser extent
Rượu nếp, Vietnamese rice wine, made from glutinous rice that has been fermented with the aid of yeast and steamed in a banana leaf.
South of
Bangladesh.
lassi. •
: Tea () is considered to be the national drink of Bangladesh, with government bodies such as the
Bangladesh Tea Board and the
Bangladesh Tea Research Institute supporting the production, certification, and exportation of the tea trade in the country. Recently, new types of tea, such as the
seven color tea or seven-layer tea, () has popped up as a well-known
beverage of the country's
Sylhet Division. Romesh Ram Gour invented the seven-layer tea after discovering that different tea leaves have different densities. •
: Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in India but can not be considered the national drink.
Lassi or
Chaas is another yogurt-based drink and can be sweet or salty.
Lassi or
Chaas is a blend of
yogurt, water, spices and sometimes fruit like
mango. While the
Masala chai is a hot, sweet tea popular throughout the subcontinent and is a combination of brewed
black tea, aromatic
spices, and
herbs, milk and sugar. In southern India, the iconic beverage is
Kaapi, also known as Indian filter coffee, which is made by mixing frothed and boiled milk with coffee brewed through a metal filter. Traditional alcoholic drinks like
toddy and
feni remain popular in various parts of the country, along with western-style beers, liquors and wines, with
Kingfisher beer being the most widely-recognized Indian beer brand. •
: It can be said that the Maldives have two national drinks. Firstly, due to their history and location near the Indian Subcontinent, sai (tea) is a Maldivian favorite. Secondly, as the Maldives are truly an island nation, raa (
toddy tapped from palm trees) is also has its place in the national identity of the Maldives. Sometimes raa is left to ferment and is thus slightly alcoholic – the closest any Maldivian gets to alcohol. •
: Raksi is a strong drink, clear like vodka or gin, tasting somewhat like Japanese
sake. It is usually made from kodo
millet (kodo) or rice; different grains produce different flavors. The
Limbus, for whom it is a traditional beverage, drink an enormous amount of
Tongba and raksi served with pieces of pork, water buffalo or goat meat
sekuwa. For the Newars,
aylaa is indispensable during festivals and various religious rituals as
libation,
prasad or
sagan. •
: Sugarcane juice Central •
: Technically there isn't an official beverage •
: Kumis, fermented horse milk •
: maksym or
jarma, both of which are made out of barley •
: Green tea •
: Chal •
: Green tea West •
: Oghi,
Armenian wine,
Ararat •
: Black tea,
ayran •
: Coffee •
: Chacha and
red wine •
: Coffee,
arak, and mint tea •
: Doogh, Persian yogurt drink and
black tea,
Aragh Sagi (underground) •
: Arak,
mint lemonade (limonana),
wine drink
more tea than in any other nation. •
: Arabic coffee, non-sweetened and in small shots,
mint lemonade, and
arak •
: Arabic coffee (kahwah) •
: Arak •
: Arabic coffee •
: Coffee,
arak,
mint lemonade •
: Arabic coffee •
: Arabic coffee •
: Coffee and
arak •
: Raki; Türk Kahvesi;
tea;
ayran (as proclaimed by Prime Minister
Tayyip Erdogan in 2013) is a non-alcoholic yogurt drink •
: Arabic coffee •
: Arabic coffee, being one of the oldest known places to grow coffee,
Qishr, and
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