Tea time around the world
The afternoon pause: tiffin, merienda, fika, high tea, goûter.
Port wineVeganvinho do Porto
🇵🇹 PortugalSweet, fortified wine from Portugal’s Douro Valley, aged in barrels or bottles
Drink, Tea time, Dinner
Turkish delightVegan
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreSoft, chewy cubes of starch and sugar, often flavored or filled with nuts or fruit
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Luk chupVeganลูกชุบ
🇹🇭 ThailandThai sweets shaped and colored to look like tiny fruits and vegetables
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Bhel puriVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaPuffed rice snack tossed with chutneys, sev and crisp puris, sold on Mumbai streets
Street food, Snacks, Tea time
DangoVegan団子
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese sweet dumplings made from rice flour, often served on skewers
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Red bean pasteVegan
🇯🇵 Japan and 2 moreSweet or plain paste made from boiled adzuki beans, used in East Asian desserts
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
DaifukuVegan大福餅
🇯🇵 JapanSmall mochi cakes filled with sweet bean paste or other fillings
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
WagashiVegan和菓子
🇯🇵 JapanTraditional Japanese sweets made with plant-based ingredients and seasonal themes
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
YōkanVegan羊羹
🇯🇵 Japan and 1 moreA Japanese sweet block made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
LokmaVegan
🇮🇶 Iraq and 4 moreSmall fried dough pieces sweetened with syrup or honey
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
YoutiaoVegan油條
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreLong, golden-brown strips of deep-fried dough eaten across East and Southeast Asia
Street food, Breakfast, Snacks
BotamochiVeganぼたもち or 牡丹餅
🇯🇵 JapanSweet rice balls covered with red bean paste, eaten during spring and autumn in Japan
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
TuronVegan
🇵🇭 PhilippinesBanana slices wrapped in pastry, fried and glazed with caramelized sugar
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
YaksikVegan약식
🇰🇷 South KoreaSweet Korean rice with nuts, jujubes, and honey
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
KhakhraVegan
🇮🇳 IndiaCrisp, thin flatbread from western India, often eaten as a snack or breakfast
Bread, Breakfast, Snacks
MoflettaVeganמופלטה
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreThin Maghrebi Jewish crêpes served warm for Mimouna after Passover
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
NamagashiVegan生菓子
🇯🇵 JapanMoist, artfully shaped Japanese sweets made with bean paste or fruit jelly
Sweet or dessert, Tea time, Snacks
TsokolateVegan
🇵🇭 PhilippinesA thick Filipino hot chocolate made from pure cacao tablets
Drink, Breakfast, Tea time
KutsintaVegan
🇵🇭 PhilippinesSteamed Filipino rice cake with a chewy, jelly-like texture
Sweet or dessert, Snacks, Tea time
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Yōkan: Ocdp, CC0, source
- Yaksik: Hyeon-Jeong Suk, CC BY 2.0, source
- Wagashi: Ocdp, CC0, source
- Lokma: Benreis, CC BY 3.0, source
- Turkish delight: c.berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dango: Maakun, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red bean paste: Midori, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bhel puri: stu_spivack, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Port wine: Jon Sullivan, Public domain, source
- Daifuku: No machine-readable author provided. Lyzzy assumed (based on copyright, CC BY 2.5, source
- Youtiao: Popo le Chien, CC0, source
- Luk chup: Thai Jasmine (Smile..smile...Smile..), CC BY 2.0, source
- Botamochi: Tomomarusan, CC BY 2.5, source
- Khakhra: Jay87.mehta, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Turon: FoxLad at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Namagashi: akira yamada, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mofletta: Gilabrand, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kutsinta: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tsokolate: Robertmarrel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source