Snacks around the world
Eaten between meals, in the hand, on the move.
CoffeeVegan
🇾🇪 Yemen and 5 moreA dark, bitter drink made by brewing roasted coffee beans
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Ice cream
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreA frozen dessert made from sweetened, flavoured milk or cream
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Hot chocolate
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreA warm drink made from chocolate or cocoa, milk or water, and sugar
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Turkish coffeeVeganTürk kahvesi
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreUnfiltered coffee brewed in a small pot and served with its fine grounds
Drink, Snacks
AyranVegetarian
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreChilled yogurt drink mixed with water and salt, popular in Turkey and beyond
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
Kefir
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA tangy, fermented milk drink made with kefir grains
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
Soy milkVegan豆奶
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreA plant-based drink made by soaking, grinding, and boiling soybeans
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
LimeadeVegan
🇧🇸 Bahamas and 5 moreSweetened lime juice mixed with water, served cold as a refreshing drink
Drink, Snacks
Qamar al-DinVeganقمر الدين
🇸🇾 Syria and 3 moreThick apricot fruit leather and drink, especially served during Ramadan
Drink, Snacks
BhangVeganभांग
🇮🇳 IndiaCannabis leaf paste used in drinks and sweets, central to Indian spring festivals
Drink, Snacks
BorhaniVegetarianবোরহানী
🇧🇩 BangladeshA spiced yoghurt drink from Bangladesh, often served at weddings and festivals
Drink, Dinner, Snacks
ThobwaVegan
🇲🇼 Malawi and 1 moreA fermented, milky cereal drink from Malawi and Zambia
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
SimaVegan
🇫🇮 FinlandFinnish sparkling lemon drink, lightly fermented and sweet
Drink, Snacks
Mulled wineGlühwein
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreRed wine heated with spices and fruit, served hot at Christmas and winter gatherings
Drink, Tea time, Dinner
Punchपंच
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreA party drink of fruit juice, sweetener, and sometimes alcohol, served in a large bowl
Drink, Snacks
Iced teaVegan
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreChilled tea served over ice, sometimes sweetened or flavored with fruit
Drink, Lunch, Dinner
BozaVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 4 moreA thick, mildly alcoholic fermented grain drink from Turkey and the Balkans
Drink, Snacks
SharbatVeganشربت
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreSweet fruit or flower drink, served chilled or as a syrup
Drink, Snacks
OuzoVeganούζο
🇬🇷 Greece and 1 moreGreek anise-flavored spirit, often served with water and meze
Drink, Snacks
Masala chaiVegetarianचाय
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreBlack tea brewed with milk, spices and sugar, served hot across India
Drink, Breakfast, Tea time
Eggnog
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreA creamy, sweet drink of milk, eggs, sugar and spirits, served at Christmas
Drink, Snacks
MargaritaVegan
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreTequila, orange liqueur and lime juice shaken and served in a salt-rimmed glass
Drink, Snacks
CaipirinhaVegan
🇧🇷 BrazilBrazil’s classic cocktail of cachaça, lime, sugar and ice
Drink, Snacks, Dinner
Butter teaབོད་ཇ་
🇨🇳 China and 4 moreA hot Himalayan drink of tea, yak butter and salt, churned to a creamy texture
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
SalepVegetarian
🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreA thick, hot drink made from wild orchid tubers, enjoyed in winter
Drink, Snacks
Pisco Sour
🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreA shaken cocktail of pisco, citrus, syrup, and egg white from Peru
Drink, Snacks
HorchataVegan
🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreSweet plant-based drink made from rice, tiger nuts or seeds
Drink, Snacks
Kissel
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA sweet, thickened fruit or grain dessert from Eastern and Central Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Chicha
🇵🇪 Peru and 6 moreA traditional Latin American drink made by fermenting maize or other plants
Drink, Snacks
Sugarcane juiceVegan
🇮🇳 India and 6 moreFresh juice pressed from sugarcane stalks, sold widely as a street drink
Drink, Snacks
Hibiscus teaVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreA tart, ruby-red drink made from roselle flower calyces, served hot or cold
Drink, Snacks
GloggGlögg
🇸🇪 Sweden and 2 moreNordic spiced mulled wine, served warm at Christmas
Drink, Tea time, Snacks
CendolVeganꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreGreen rice flour jelly with coconut milk, palm sugar syrup and ice
Drink, Snacks
Bingsu빙수
🇰🇷 South KoreaKorean shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings like fruit and red beans
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Atole
🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 moreHot drink made from masa (corn dough), sweetened and flavored with spices or fruit
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Rooh AfzaVegan
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA sweet herbal syrup mixed with water or milk, popular in South Asia
Drink, Snacks
AmazakeVegan甘酒
🇯🇵 JapanSweet Japanese drink made from fermented rice, served warm or cold
Drink, Snacks
Ginger teaVegan
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreA hot drink made by steeping ginger root, often with tea, sweetener or milk
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
şalgamVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 1 moreA sour, salty fermented drink of purple carrot and turnip from southern Turkey
Drink, Snacks, Dinner
JallabVeganجلاب
🇱🇧 Lebanon and 2 moreA sweet Levantine drink made with fruit syrup and rose water
Drink, Snacks
Açaí na tigelaVegan
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreFrozen açaí pulp blended and served in a bowl with sweet toppings
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
Mote con huesilloVegan
🇨🇱 ChileChilled Chilean drink of sweet peach nectar with wheat berries
Drink, Snacks
MazamorraKaguyjy
🇪🇸 Spain and 10 moreTraditional corn-based dessert or drink found across Spain and Latin America
Drink, Breakfast, Lunch
Café ToubaVegan
🇸🇳 Senegal and 1 moreSpiced coffee with grains of Selim, named for the city of Touba in Senegal
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Indian filter coffeeVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian coffee made with chicory, milk, and sugar, brewed in a metal filter
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Champurrado
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreThick Mexican hot chocolate drink made with corn dough and spices
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Punsch
🇸🇪 Sweden and 1 moreA sweet arrack-based liqueur enjoyed warm or chilled in Sweden and Finland
Drink, Dinner, Snacks
ChaasVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA cool yogurt-based drink blended with water and spices
Drink, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Ayran: bnhsu, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Cendol: Supardisahabu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Mulled wine: JJ Georges, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chicha: Tisquesusa, CC BY 4.0, source
- Margarita: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Pisco Sour: Dtarazona, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Qamar al-Din: Galjundi7, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bhang: Reuben Strayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Soy milk: Kjokkenutstyr, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Champurrado: Tom White - Toboris at English Wikipedia, CC BY 2.5, source
- Mote con huesillo: Nellu Mazilu, CC BY 2.0, source
- Mazamorra: Mil va, Public domain, source
- Açaí na tigela: Túllio F, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ice cream: Peachyeung316, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Coffee: Julius Schorzman, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Hot chocolate: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Turkish coffee: Tema, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sharbat: fa:User:دانقولا, Public domain, source
- Kefir: -donald-, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Punch: Shawn Lea, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sugarcane juice: Panther, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Atole: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Caipirinha: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Hibiscus tea: MRG90, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Boza: FoPen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Masala chai: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Butter tea: Yosomono, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ouzo: The original uploader was Turzh at Ukrainian Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Sima: mako, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kissel: Ural-66, CC0, source
- Horchata: Photocapy, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Limeade: Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0, source
- Thobwa: David Atherton, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Borhani: DarkSpartan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Amazake: emily_harbour_in_july, CC BY 2.0, source
- Iced tea: Oceanmuse, CC BY 4.0, source
- Ginger tea: Gleb, CC BY 2.0, source
- Eggnog: David Monniaux, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- şalgam: Anatolianpride, Public domain, source
- Salep: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Glogg: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bingsu: 국립국어원, CC BY-SA 2.0 kr, source
- Rooh Afza: Divas Grover, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Indian filter coffee: Charles Haynes, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Jallab: Adam Jung, CC BY 2.0, source
- Café Touba: George D Manta, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Punsch: unknown -, Public domain, source
- Chaas: Nitin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source