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Darjeeling: tea in West Bengal’s hills
Explore Darjeeling’s tea landscape with a regional reference from India’s Ministry of Tourism.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: drinks & ingredients
Palm wine is made from palm sap and fermented by natural yeasts.
Denmark: snaps at the holiday table
An introduction to Danish aquavit and its place alongside festive meals, grounded in VisitDenmark’s account of Easter traditions.
Djibouti: drinks & ingredients
Breakfast (quraac) is an important meal for people in Djibouti, who often start the day with some style of tea (shaah) or coffee (buna).
Dominica: drinks & ingredients
A drink commonly served with breakfasts is cacao tea, made from boiling cocoa sticks with cinnamon and bay leaves.
Dominican Republic: drinks & ingredients
Mama Juana – an alcoholic drink concocted by allowing rum, red wine, and honey to soak in a bottle with tree bark and herbs.
Ecuador: drinks & ingredients
During the holidays of Quito, canelazo is a popular drink made from aguardiente.
Egypt: drinks & ingredients
Tea (شاي, shai [ʃæːj]) is the national drink in Egypt, followed only distantly by coffee.
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.
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