Coffee & Tea

🇪🇬Egypt

Ahwa (Egyptian Coffee)

قهوة

Finely ground coffee brewed in a small cezve, often with cardamom, served in tiny cups as Egypt's everyday social coffee.

🇹🇼Taiwan

Alishan Oolong

阿里山烏龍

High-mountain oolong grown above 1,000 m in Chiayi, lightly oxidised and rolled into balls that open over several infusions into a creamy, floral cup.

🇩🇯Djibouti

Arabic Coffee

قهوة عربية

Light roasted Arabica coffee with cardamom and saffron, UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, symbol of Emirati hospitality, light golden color with distinct cardamom fragrance, served in tiny finjan cups.

🇮🇳Assam, India

Asam chai (Assam tea)

অসম চাহ

Assam tea leaves are brewed into a brisk, malty cup, served plain or with milk and sugar.

🇪🇭Western Sahara

Atay (Mint Tea)

أتاي

Green tea steeped with fresh mint and poured sweet from a long-spouted pot into small glasses.

🇲🇷Mauritania

Attaya

Ataya

Chinese gunpowder tea brewed three times in succession, each round stronger, sweeter and more mint-heavy, and poured from height to build foam.

🇦🇿Lankaran, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani Tea

Çay

Black tea grown in the Lankaran subtropics, brewed strong and served in a pear-shaped armudu glass with jam, sugar cubes and lemon.

🇰🇷South Korea

Barley Tea

보리차

A caffeine-free tea made by steeping roasted barley grains, with a nutty, earthy flavor, served hot or cold in every Korean household.

🇪🇸Canary Islands, Spain

Barraquito

A layered coffee drink from Tenerife with condensed milk, Licor 43, espresso, steamed milk, cinnamon, and lemon peel, served in a tall glass.

🇪🇸Murcia, Spain

Belmonte

Belmonte is a Murcian coffee drink strengthened with brandy and served hot in a small glass.

🇦🇺Australia

Billy Tea

Billy tea is black tea brewed in a metal billy over a campfire, with smoke, strong tannin, and a simple bush setting.

🇯🇲Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Blue Mountain Coffee

Jamaica Blue Mountain

Arabica grown between 900 and 1,700 m in the Blue Mountains, certified by origin and among the most expensive coffees in the world.

🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Coffee

Bosanska kafa

Finely ground coffee brewed in a džezva, served with the pot, a fildžan cup, a sugar cube and a piece of rahat lokum on a copper tray.

🇦🇹Vienna, Austria

Brauner

Brauner is Vienna’s coffee served as a single or double shot with milk or cream; Kleiner and Großer Brauner describe the size, not separate drinks.

🇺🇬Uganda

Bugisu Arabica

Bugisu coffee

Washed arabica grown on the volcanic slopes of Mount Elgon by smallholders around Mbale, Uganda's best-known coffee origin.

🇬🇧United Kingdom

Builder's Tea

Strong black tea brewed hard in a mug with a splash of milk and often two sugars, drunk at every hour of the day.

🇪🇹Ethiopia

Buna

ቡና

Ethiopian coffee — and the birthplace of coffee itself. Buna is at the heart of Ethiopian daily life, from the elaborate three-round coffee ceremony to a quick cup at the corner café.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Burmese Green Tea

ရေနွေးကြမ်း

Weak, unsweetened green tea kept in a flask on every teashop table and refilled without charge for as long as you sit.

🇲🇲Myanmar

Burmese Milk Tea

လက်ဖက်ရည်ချို

Strong black tea cut with both condensed and evaporated milk, poured back and forth to aerate, and ordered by sweetness.

🇻🇳Vietnam

Ca Phe Sua Da

Cà phê sữa đá

Vietnamese iced coffee with robusta brew dripped through a phin filter into sweetened condensed milk, then poured over ice.

🇻🇳Hanoi, Vietnam

Ca Phe Trung

Cà phê trứng

Hanoi egg coffee with robusta coffee topped with whipped egg yolk cream, created in 1946 as a milk substitute during wartime shortages.

🇮🇱Israel

Cafe Hafuch

קפה הפוך

Espresso built upside down — milk foam first, then milk, then coffee — served in a glass and the default café order.

🇧🇷Brazil

Cafezinho

Brazil's tiny, sweet, strong filtered coffee, brewed through a cloth filter and served to guests as a gesture of hospitality. Sugar is added to the grounds before brewing.

🇮🇹Lecce, Italy

Caffè Leccese

Puglian iced coffee with almond milk (latte di mandorla), drunk cold in summer. A Salento alternative to espresso.

🇮🇹Italy

Caffè Shakerato

Iced espresso shaken with ice and sugar until frothy, served in a chilled glass. A summer Italian coffee ritual.

🇺🇸New Orleans, United States

Café au lait (New Orleans)

New Orleans-style café au lait: strong coffee brewed with chicory, mixed half-and-half with hot milk.

🇨🇺Cuba

Café Cubano

A Cuban sweet espresso shot with sugar whipped into a foam, a daily and cultural icon

🇲🇽Mexico

Café de Olla

Mexican spiced coffee brewed in a clay pot with piloncillo, cinnamon, and sometimes anise or cloves.

🇲🇽Veracruz, Mexico

Café de Veracruz

Arabica coffee grown on the volcanic slopes of Veracruz, recognized with Denominación de Origen for its bright acidity and aromatic cup.

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

Café Dominicano

Dominican coffee, strong and sweet, brewed in a cloth or metal filter and served in small cups. Often sweetened with sugar or served as café con leche, a national staple.

🇪🇨Ecuador

Café Pasado

Traditional Ecuadorian filtered coffee, sweet and dark, often served with a small piece of cheese or bread for breakfast.

🇨🇴Colombia

Café Tinto

Colombian black coffee, often brewed with aguapanela instead of sugar, served in small cups. The everyday coffee of the world's largest producer.

🇸🇳Senegal

Café Touba

Coffee roasted with Guinea pepper and cloves, ground and brewed through a cloth, served very sweet in small cups.

🇮🇹Italy

Cappuccino

Espresso topped with steamed milk foam, traditionally drunk only before 11am in Italy. The name comes from the Capuchin friars' hood color.

🇱🇰Central Highlands, Sri Lanka

Ceylon Tea

ලංකා තේ

Black tea grown on the central highlands and graded by elevation, from bright high-grown to strong, dark low-grown leaf.

🇹🇩Chad

Chadian Tea

Thé Tchadien

Sweet, spiced tea brewed strong with plenty of sugar; sometimes flavored with mint or ginger; served in small glasses; the social drink of Chad; drunk at gatherings, markets, and homes; a legacy of Arab and Sahelian tea culture; poured from height to create a foam.