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South Korea: drinks & ingredients
Aside from coffee, these cafes will usually sell food such as sandwiches, toasties, paninis and quesadillas as well as sweet options such as bingsu (Korean shaved ice), Korean-style toast, pastries and a wide variety of cakes, some even vegan.
South Sudan: drinks & ingredients
One of the local juices is "aradeab" (tamarind) and juice made from the baobab fruit.
Spain: drinks & ingredients
Sopeta is a traditional beverage emerging from sliced peach, white wine and sugar.
Sri Lanka: drinks & ingredients
Thambili is the juice of the king coconut.
Strawberries
A fruit ingredient for drinks and a reminder that local ripening varies.
Sudan: drinks & ingredients
Especially on hot days, traditional cold hibiscus tea, called karkadeh, is made in homes.
Suriname: drinks & ingredients
Beer: Try the local ' Parbo-beer' , which, when it comes in one-litre bottles, is called a ' djogo' .
Sweden: drinks & ingredients
Glögg is a winter drink made with wine and warming spices; non-alcoholic versions are also available.
Switzerland: drinks & ingredients
Apple juice, both still and sparkling, is popular in many areas of Switzerland, as is apple cider.
Syria: drinks & ingredients
Tea is served in a little glass without milk, sweetened with sugar.
Tajikistan: drinks & ingredients
Because of the universal popularity of tea-drinking, the choykhona, or teahouse, is the most common gathering place in Tajikistan, and is similar to the Western-style coffee house.
Tanzania: drinks & ingredients
Other popular beverages include lassi (a sweet or salty yogurt drink) and Chai Maziwa (chai with milk) which is well worth trying if you can handle the large amounts of sugar added to this drink. (Milk) tea is a much more common drink than coffee in Tanzania.
Timor-Leste: drinks & ingredients
Coffee is a cash crop with a long history in Timor-Leste.
Togo: drinks & ingredients
Lemonade and bissap juice are drinks described in the Togo country guide.
Tonga: drinks & ingredients
Formal kava drinking is an important and intrinsic part of Tonga culture.
Touriga Nacional
A Portuguese grape variety indexed alongside Portugal’s diverse native grapes.
Trinidad and Tobago: drinks & ingredients
Local drinks include ponche-de-crème, puncheon rum and wines made from local fruits.
Tunisia: drinks & ingredients
Boukha is a fig spirit and Thibarine is a date-based liqueur described in the Tunisian cuisine reference.
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