Ethiopia
Tosign Shai
ጦስኝ ሻይ
An Ethiopian herbal tea brewed from the leaves of the tosign plant — earthy, soothing and famously taken as a remedy for colds and digestive trouble.
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Hanoi, Vietnam
Trà sen (Lotus tea)
Trà sen
Tra sen, green tea scented inside living lotus flowers or with hand-gathered stamens, is a named Hanoi luxury product with a hard summer window.
Lebanon
Turkish Coffee
Türk Kahvesi
A method of preparing unfiltered coffee using finely ground beans simmered with water and sugar in a cezve. The result is a strong, aromatic brew with a thick layer of foam, served in small cups with water. UNESCO inscribed Turkish coffee culture on its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013. The grounds are traditionally used for fortune telling.
Black Sea Region, Turkey
Turkish Tea
Çay
Black tea grown primarily in the Rize province along the Black Sea coast, brewed in a double-decker teapot (çaydanlık) where the upper pot holds a strong concentrate and the lower pot holds boiling water. Served in small, tulip-shaped glasses throughout the day, çay is the social heartbeat of Turkey, offered to guests as a gesture of hospitality.
Turkmenistan
Turkmen Green Tea
Gök çäý
Green tea is served throughout the day in small piala bowls and is central to Turkmen hospitality.
Indonesia
Unfiltered Coffee
Kopi Tubruk
Traditional Javanese unfiltered coffee made by boiling ground coffee with water, letting grounds settle.
Vienna, Austria
Viennese Melange
Wiener Melange
The classic Viennese coffee: espresso with steamed milk and milk foam, similar to cappuccino but with extra hot water, a coffeehouse icon, legendary.
Guinea-Bissau
Warga Tea
Warga
Sweet green tea prepared in the Guinea-Bissau tea tradition and poured in small glasses.
West Sumatra, Indonesia
West Sumatran Egg Tea
Teh Talua
Minangkabau specialty tea with whisked egg yolk and sweetened condensed milk, frothy and rich.
Tibet, China
Yak Butter Tea
酥油茶
Po cha: tea churned with yak butter and salt into a rich, warming drink of the Tibetan plateau.
Puerto Rico
Yauco Coffee
Café de Yauco
Arabica grown in the shaded highlands around Yauco and Adjuntas, historically shipped to Europe and still roasted dark for the local market.
Argentina
Yerba Mate
The dried, ground leaves and twigs of Ilex paraguariensis, used to brew mate and tereré. Argentina is the world's largest producer, and yerba is a household staple.
Paraguay
Yerba Mate Kurupí
Bold, stem-heavy yerba mate blend milled for the strong hot water tereré demands, and one of the two brands most poured in Paraguay.
Paraguay
Yerba Mate Pajarito
Classic Asunción yerba mate brand since 1956, milled in the traditional Paraguayan style with pronounced bitterness and smoky depth for tereré and cocido alike.