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El Salvador: drinks & ingredients
Adults drink coconut milk, mixed with vodka, as an aperitif.
Equatorial Guinea: drinks & ingredients
Equatoguinean coffee and cocoa production peaked during the colonial period but has fallen significantly since, and what is referred to as "chocolate" in the country, also known as modica, is actually the seed of the African mango (also known as ogbono) that is sold powdered or in a block.
Eritrea: drinks & ingredients
Mies is a sweet honey wine described in the Eritrean cuisine reference.
Estonia: drinks & ingredients
Kali is a lightly alcoholic drink made from fermented brown bread, related to kvass.
Eswatini: drinks & ingredients
Umcombotsi—traditional brewed beer in Siswati is called tjwala
Ethiopia: drinks & ingredients
Across southern Ethiopia, many groups drink boiled coffee leaves, called kuti among the Harari in the east and kaari among the Majang in the west.
Fiji: drinks & ingredients
Kava is an earthy-tasting drink made from the root of Piper methysticum.
Finland: drinks & ingredients
Kotikalja (similar to Slavic kvass) is the traditional small beer.
Gabon: drinks & ingredients
Regab is a local beer described in the Gabon country guide.
Gambia: drinks & ingredients
Ginger juice, a strong ginger drink made from ginger, sugar, and vanilla.
Georgia: drinks & ingredients
Wine is part of Georgian cuisine, with Kakheti described as a wine region.
Ghana: drinks & ingredients
In northern Ghana, common non-alcoholic beverages include ice kenkey (made from refrigerated kenkey), bisaap/sorrel, toose, and lamujee (a spicy sweetened drink); pitoo (a local beer made of fermented millet) is an alcoholic beverage popular in northern Ghana.
Grenada: drinks & ingredients
Rum is made at three distilleries on the main island, Clarke's Court and Westerhall to the south and River Antoine north, and tours are available.
Guatemala: drinks & ingredients
Michelada is a beer drink described in the Guatemala guide, with a version using vegetable juice.
Guinea-Bissau: drinks & ingredients
Sumo di ondjo - a hibiscus juice made from the flowers of hibiscus
Guinea: drinks & ingredients
Bissap, a hibiscus drink that is purple-coloured and sometimes includes mint
Guyana: drinks & ingredients
Popular homemade drinks are lime wash (like lemonade); pine drink (from a pineapple); mauby, made from the bark of a tree; sorrel drink, made from hibiscus; ginger beer (made from ginger root); and peanut punch.
Haiti: drinks & ingredients
Akasan is a popular drink in Haiti made with milk, corn flour, anise stars, vanilla and cinnamon.
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