Festival food
Made for a festival or a public holiday.
WineVegan
🇬🇪 Georgia and 5 moreAlcoholic drink made by fermenting grape juice in many styles and colors
Drink
ChampagneVegan
🇫🇷 FranceSparkling wine made only in France’s Champagne region using traditional bottle fermentation
Drink
SakeVegan酒
🇯🇵 JapanJapanese alcoholic drink brewed from polished rice and kōji mold
Drink
Hot chocolate
🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreA warm drink made from chocolate or cocoa, milk or water, and sugar
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
Palm wineVegan
🇳🇬 Nigeria and 5 moreA lightly alcoholic drink made by fermenting the sap of palm trees
Drink
BorhaniVegetarianবোরহানী
🇧🇩 BangladeshA spiced yoghurt drink from Bangladesh, often served at weddings and festivals
Drink, Dinner, Snacks
SiwaVeganሰዋ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreHome-brewed Ethiopian and Eritrean beer made from toasted bread and gesho leaves
Drink
KahwahVegan
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA spiced green tea from Kashmir, often served with saffron and nuts
Drink
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
IbwatuVegan
🇿🇲 Zambia and 1 moreMildly fermented maize drink with roots, enjoyed in Zambia and nearby regions
Drink
KavaVegan
🇻🇺 Vanuatu and 4 moreA traditional Pacific drink made from the root of the kava plant
Drink
SimaVegan
🇫🇮 FinlandFinnish sparkling lemon drink, lightly fermented and sweet
Drink, Snacks
JeropigaVegan
🇵🇹 Portugal and 1 morePortuguese sweet fortified drink made by adding aguardente to grape must
Drink
ZoomkoomVegan
🇧🇫 Burkina Faso and 1 moreFermented millet or guinea corn drink from Burkina Faso and Northern Ghana
Drink
Sangriasangría
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreRed wine mixed with fruit and served cold, from Spain and Portugal
Drink
AkvavitVegan
🇳🇴 Norway and 4 moreA Scandinavian spirit flavoured with caraway or dill, often enjoyed at festive meals
Drink, Dinner, Lunch
TellaVeganጠላ
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 2 moreEthiopian beer brewed from grains and local plants
Drink
Coffee ceremonyVeganቡና ማፍላት
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreA social ritual of roasting, brewing and sharing coffee in Ethiopia and Eritrea
Drink
LassiVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaYogurt blended with water and spices, served chilled
Drink
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
SharbatVeganشربت
🇮🇷 Iran and 5 moreSweet fruit or flower drink, served chilled or as a syrup
Drink, Snacks
Eggnog
🇺🇸 United States and 5 moreA creamy, sweet drink of milk, eggs, sugar and spirits, served at Christmas
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
Kissel
🇷🇺 Russia and 5 moreA sweet, thickened fruit or grain dessert from Eastern and Central Europe
Sweet or dessert, Snacks
KompotVegan
🇵🇱 Poland and 5 moreSweet fruit drink made by simmering fresh or dried fruit in water
Drink
Chicha
🇵🇪 Peru and 6 moreA traditional Latin American drink made by fermenting maize or other plants
Drink, Snacks
PulqueVegan
🇲🇽 MexicoFermented drink made from the sap of the maguey (agave) plant in central Mexico
Drink
BaijiuVegan白酒
🇨🇳 China and 1 moreClear Chinese spirit distilled from grain, with a range of aroma styles
Drink
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
CavaVegan
🇪🇸 SpainSpanish sparkling wine made by the traditional method, mostly from Catalonia
Drink
CendolVeganꦕꦺꦤ꧀ꦝꦺꦴꦭ꧀
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreGreen rice flour jelly with coconut milk, palm sugar syrup and ice
Drink, Snacks
Beaujolais nouveauVegan
🇫🇷 France and 5 moreYoung red wine from France, released each November just weeks after harvest
Drink
Atole
🇲🇽 Mexico and 4 moreHot drink made from masa (corn dough), sweetened and flavored with spices or fruit
Drink, Breakfast, Snacks
OrujoVegan
🇪🇸 Spain and 1 moreStrong, clear pomace spirit distilled from grape residue in northern Spain
Drink
Rooh AfzaVegan
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreA sweet herbal syrup mixed with water or milk, popular in South Asia
Drink, Snacks
Banana beerVegan
🇺🇬 Uganda and 4 moreA fermented drink made from ripe bananas and grains in East Africa
Drink
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
Tej
🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 1 moreEthiopian and Eritrean honey wine fermented with gesho leaves
Drink
MärzenVegan
🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreA Bavarian lager brewed in spring and served at Oktoberfest
Drink
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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- 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
- Pisco Sour: Dtarazona, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Beaujolais nouveau: Agne27, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kahwah: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Qamar al-Din: Galjundi7, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bhang: Reuben Strayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Lassi: Swami Stream, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hot chocolate: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sharbat: fa:User:دانقولا, Public domain, source
- Palm wine: Nick Hobgood Peace Corps Zaire, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kompot: Biso, CC BY 3.0, source
- Punch: Shawn Lea, CC BY 2.0, source
- Atole: Juan Carlos Fonseca Mata, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Tej: A.Savin, FAL, source
- Sake: The Epopt, Public domain, source
- Caipirinha: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Champagne: Taken on September 22, 2005, CC BY 2.0, source
- Hibiscus tea: MRG90, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Wine: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Butter tea: Yosomono, CC BY 2.0, source
- Coffee ceremony: sameffron, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Jeropiga: Gadogado123, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Baijiu: Badagnani, CC BY 3.0, source
- Tella: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sima: mako, CC BY 2.0, source
- Kissel: Ural-66, CC0, source
- Cava: cyclonebill, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kava: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, source
- Ibwatu: Pearson, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Siwa: Jnyssen (Jan Nyssen), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Borhani: DarkSpartan, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Amazake: emily_harbour_in_july, CC BY 2.0, source
- Sangria: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zoomkoom: Vineke, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Orujo: Orujo_de_hierbas.jpg : MollySVH derivative work: Saibo ( Δ ), CC BY 2.0, 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
- Rooh Afza: Divas Grover, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Banana beer: Ilpo's Sojourn, CC BY 2.0, source
- Märzen: Ich, CC0, source
- Jallab: Adam Jung, CC BY 2.0, source