Soft Drinks

Malta India

Puerto Rico

A dark, unfermented malt soda brewed in Mayagüez since 1937, thick, sweet and drunk cold with a cheese sandwich.

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Malta India sticker illustration

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What it is

A closer look at Malta India.

A dark, unfermented malt soda brewed in Mayagüez since 1937, thick, sweet and drunk cold with a cheese sandwich.

What to look for

Know it when you find it.

Sold in stubby bottles and cans everywhere. Some drink it whisked with an egg yolk and condensed milk as a ponche de malta.

Where it belongs

Origins and
traditions.

Food rarely respects a border. These are the places the dataset connects most strongly to Malta India.

Traditional in

Puerto Rico

Country-wide tradition

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Produced in

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

Locality-specific tradition

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Names around the table

One food, more than one name.

Malta Indiaprimary
Malta Indialocal · 🇵🇷

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