Aam Panna

Açaí (berry)

Colombia energy-drink full of antioxydants. Açaí palm is an amazonian plant cultivated in Brazil. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in recent years, and açaí is now cultivated for that purpose primarily.

Almdudler

Austria herbal limonade - Considered as the "National Austrian drink". Almudler original is a sweet fizzy drink aromatized with mountain herbs. Its flavour reminds Ginger Ale or an elderberry beer, with a fruit flavour of grape, apples and herbs.

Aloe juice

South Korea Hydrating and refreshing drink with small pieces of pulp having a sweet lemon flavour. Aloe juice is also drunk in China. Some industrial products may contain GMO. The bitterness is a sign of low quality product. Aloe is known for its hydrating properties and helps to eliminate toxins from the organism.

Amras

India Summer drink with mango, milk, crushed almonds, saffron, and rose water. Delicious !

Badoit

France sparkling water, joy bubbles since 1778...

Beet (juice)

Turkey salgam suyu - Spicy juice of an intermediary vegetable between beet and turnip. Salgam is a particular specie of rutabaga looking like a purple carot.

Bissap (juice)

Burkina Faso Bissap (also called Karkade) is a celebration drink in Africa.

Bitter rosso (soda)

Italy Bitter refreshing red soda elaborated from ten aromatic plants. Ingredients : Water, cane sugar, carbonic anhydride, black carot juice, natural flavors, citric acid. Sold by Abbondio, preservative free colorant free classical italian drink from Piemont.

Boricha

Bouye (juice)

Senegal pain de singe juice - Much appreciated in Senegal, Bouye juice is prepared with baobab fruit pulp, concentrated milk, vanilla sugar, water of orange blossom and water.

Boza

Albania Bulgaria Serbia Turkey Creamy turkish drink obtained by delaying cereals in water.

Brioschi

Italy Effervescente Brioschi are pellets that allow to restitute a digestive drink with lemon flavour.

Bubble tea, Boba tea

Cherbet Mazhar

Algeria Traditional drink of Alger given to the bride during her nuptial hammam ritual. The Mazhar sherbet is composed of water of orange blossom, water, cinnamon and sugar.

Cherbet Miliana

Algeria Traditional drink from Miliana city containing cherry juice, lemon and grape juices, water and sugar. (wikipedia)

Cherbet of Blida

Algeria also called sherbet of Boufarik (see limonana Israel). This drink is composed of fresh lemon juice and fresh mint.

Chinotto

Italy Italian soda having he same color than Coca, but prepared with the citrus zests and essence (chinotto fruit) and herbal extracts. The beverage wears a very refreshing and pleasant mild taste.

Clamato (juce)

Mexico Canada USA Fruits juice containing reconstituted tomato juice, clam stock and spices. Essentially found in Mexico, Canada and in the States. The first product on the market, called Tomatoto, was made with tomato juice, vinegar and anchovy.

Cockta

Slovenia Cafeine free soda created on 1953 to replace Coca-Cola in the socialist Republic of Yougoslavia. Cockta is a mixture of eleven plants of which wild rose.

Coco verde

Brazil Refreshing water of the green coconut, cut out with a machete by street salesmen. Also sold in bottles. Just delicious !

Corossol (nectar of)

Antilles Naturally rich in fibers, minerals and vitamins, the Corossol plant has many healing properties. Due to its sweet flavour it can be drunk with no sugar added.

Dardoura

Tunisia Fresh and nutritive, this is the ideal drink after the fasting at Ramadan.

Ditakh, ditax (juice)

Senegal This green juice is a very popular drink in Senegal, particularly during the ramadan month. Rich in vitamin C, ditax is the african kiwi ! Drink it chilled.

Dough or Doogh

Iran Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Tajikistan Syria Iraq Dawghe in aramean, Tahn in armenian - Dough or doogh is a popular drink made with yogurt, (sometimes sparkling) water, salt, pepper, and seasoned with dried mint. Doogh is the national drink of Iran and Armenia.

Frize

Portugal Natural mineral (sparkling) water.

Frucade

Austria Frucade is a sparkling orange drink with a mild taste of exotic fruits, created on 1953 at Rozenheim in Bavaria.

Fruits (juice)

Colombia Thanks to the overpowering heat, juices are drunk all day long, and also with meals.

Fruits (juice),Sucos et vitaminas

Genmaicha

Japan Brown rice tea, also called "popcorn tea", is a mix of green leaves of Japan tea and roasted rice. It suits salted meals but can also be drunk chilled all day long. Wears a pleasant mild taste.

Ginger (Pellets)

Burkina Faso When you don't own a frizer, it's possible to preserve drinks for one year by making natural pellets, sort of drink concentrate.

Gnamakoudji

Senegal Ivory-coast Mali ginger juice, spiced water - Drink composed of ginger, ananas, water, sugar, lemon juice and mint leaves. Shake before use. Drink chilled.

Guarana

Brazil National brazilian soda prepared with the guarana fruit.

Guaraná em pô

Brazil Traditional drink of the indians. Mix the guarana powder with water to obtain an energetic drink with a caracteristic bitter taste. Nothing to do with the soda.

Herbs (jelly)

Vietnam suong sáo (south) or thach den (north) - Vietnamian drink containing herb jelly cut into large cubes with an insipid fresh taste of verdure. You can add basil seeds soaked in water. A thin layer would recover the seeds, giving to it a nice grey-blue color. Kids love that ! You can also prepare it at home with jelly-powder or tinned or buy it ready to use in a can and add soaked basil seeds. Herbs jelly is known to soothe corporal heat.

Inca Kola

Peru National peruvian fluo yellow drink with a bubble-gum taste. This incredible soda is a real national symbol (the inca's Coca). Peru is one of the rare countries where Coca-Cola is not leader on the soda market.

Karkade

Egypt Sudan carcadet or carcade - Celebration drink in Africa.

Kefir

Russia Tajikistan Poland Fermented and slightly sparkling drink. There is two sorts of kefir : milky and fruity. Due to the fermentation this drink might be slightly alcoholized (1%).

Kinnie

Malta Local drink with quinquina and bitter orange, very popular in Malta. This drink is a mix which ingredients come from the XVIIIth century medicine : aromatic herbs, anise, ginseng and bitter orange of course. (See chinotto Italy).

Kokum sherbet

India Refreshing nice colored drink containig dried kokum peels (Garcinia indica), water, sugar, cumin seeds powder, coriander and black pepper. This beverage is known to improve digestion and refresh the body.

Kombucha,combucha

Kvas

Russia Ukraine Gira - National bread-based drink (wheat, rye, barley) fermented sparkling and fruits (strawberry, apple, lemon, berries) or mint flavoured. Kvass is considered as a non-alcoholic drink in russian and ukrainian standards (2,2% alcohol max).

Lattella

Austria Sparkling drink create on 1979 and disponible in several flavours. Latella brand was bought by Danone group on 1997.

Legmi

Algeria Tunisia Syrupy juice extracted from the trunk sap of the Sahara palm tree. This drink is usually sold by street salesmen of the south tunisian markets and in Algeria.

Limonadas

Spain Drinks made with real lemon juice.

Limonade

Italy Classical limonade of Abbondio, elaborated with five varieties of sicilian lemons. This mildly sweetened limonade is refreshing and thirst-quenching.

Limonana

Israel Lemonade served with mint leaves ('nana') and plundered ice is all the rage at terraces of Tel-Aviv Cafés. (See also Algeria, cherbet of Blida).

Lingondricka

Sweden Russia Lingonberry drink - Lingonberry juice (Vaccinium vitis-idaea), popular in Sweden and in Russia.

Maksym

Mangajo

Matcha tea

Japan Foamy bitter drink served for the tea ceremony.

Maté (Le chá)

Argentina It's the infusion of the roasted grass (maté), that gives a dark brown drink. Maté is drunk chilled. This thirst-quenching bitter or sweet beverage is drunk with a fitering straw and a thermos flask.

Mugicha

Japan barley tea - Very popular in Japan during summer, mujicha is available in the form of large tea-bags to plunge in cold water. In Europe mujicha is called barley coffee and is consumed cold in summer and hot in winter.

Nimbu pani

India Refreshing drink made with water and lemon juice.

Oksusu cha

South Korea corn tea - Traditional korean infusion made with roasted corn that may be drunk warm or cold.

Orangina

France French orange-based sparkling drink.

Ouazouaza

Panela (agua de)

Colombia Highly calorific and surprisingly refreshing drink.

Pedras

Portugal Naturally sparkling mineral water. Pedras Salga sources are known since Roman period. This brand produces now aromatized waters also.

Perrier

Portokalada

Greece Orange soda of Greece.

Ramune drink

Japan Choose litchi, melon, banana, champagne, or octopus flavour.

Sharbat sekanjebin

Iran syrup made with water, vinegar syrup, mint leaves and grated cucumber. This syrup old of several centuries is accompanied by salad leaves for maximum freshness.

Sikhye

South Korea Traditional sweet rice drink. You can collect with a spoon grains of rice in the bottom of the cup :) Also available in cans. Very refreshing.

Sinh to

Vietnam Sinh to is a mix of fruits juices with or without milk. A kind of smoothie or vietnamian milk-shake.

Sugar cane (Juice)

Sumol

Portugal Popular drink with a medicine taste! Flavours proposed are orange, ananas, mango, passion fruit and lemon. Sumol brand sponsorize several sport events, music festivals...

Takerouayet

Algeria Spicy fresh drink of the M'zab valley served to the groom on his wedding day. This drink is prepared with dates, lemon, flower, spices (saffron, nutmeg) and aromatic herbs.

Tamarind (pellets of)

Burkina Faso The recipe is the same as ginger pellets. This form allows to keep fridgeless perishable food. You just have to add water before consumption. Tamarind pellets are also available in stores (Starling brand for example).

Tao

Wild rose (juice)

Turkey kusburnu suyu - Sweet drink traditionally drunk at Gümüshane for which a festival is granted each summer. Very rich in Vitamin C (more than lemon).

Yamas

Zoom-koom

Burkina Faso In mòoré language Zoomkoom means "floury water". This drink is also known as "the welcome water". Ingredients are millet flour, sugar, tamarind decoction, lemon juice and ananas.