Bottoms Up! National Drinks From Around the World
FHM trotted the globe, stopping at bars, taverns and videshi thekas, to bring you the national drinks that will leave you on a high: from Canada's Caesar to Ethiopia's tej.
We trotted the globe, stopped at bars, taverns and videshi thekas to get you national drinks that will leave you on a high. India however, doesn’t have a national drink, leave alone one which will make you hic… Assam tea may make the cut. FHM is rooting for fenny though!
Canada
Caesar is a cocktail created and primarily consumed in Canada. It typically contains vodka, clamato (tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce and clam broth), and garnished with clams, celery stalk and a wedge of lime.
Russia
Vodka of course! It looks, and should smell like water if it is good! We don’t think can we keep up with the local Russians though!
Italy
Limoncello is made from fermented lemons. Refreshing and light, it is an incomparable digestive. The mild buzz will leave you feeling quite happy.
Cuba
A perfect Mojito is made of squashed mint leaves, sugar, limejuice, soda water, and light-dry rum. Although it is the oldest Cuban cocktail, it has lost none of its appeal.
France
While many people associate any sparkling wine with the name “Champagne,” true Champagne is exclusively made in the Champagne region of France where it originated.
Brazil
Cachaça consists of muddled lime, sugar and ice. It’s Brazil’s most popular distilled alcohol, and is similar to rum in that it is made from sugarcane.
Mexico
Tequila’s hard, fast and potent. Mexicans drink it straight with Sangria on the side, Westerners take it with lemon and salt, and Europeans drink the gold versions with orange and cinnamon.
Pakistan
The national drink of Pakistan is Sugarcane juice. Did you actually expect anything more exciting?
Indonesia
‘Teh Botol’ literally means ‘tea in a bottle’. This is basically sweetened jasmine tea from Indonesia. It has a crisp, clean taste, flowery. It’s an iced tea, but doesn’t need lemon.
Belgium
Beer is the national drink of Belgium. It is interesting to note that it is Wiske, the girl who brews the beer, and not Suske, the boy.
Turkey
Raki is also called the ‘lion’s milk’. Raki is a distilled alcoholic beverage strongly aromatized with lots of anise. It goes best with cold hors d’oeuvres like Russian salad and cold cuts.
Japan
Sake! You can get this delicious rice wine at pretty much every single Japanese restaurant around, but nothing is quite the same as having sake in Japan.
Ethiopia
Tej has a deceptively sweet taste that hides its high alcohol content, which varies greatly according to the length of fermentation.
From the September 2011 issue of FHM India.
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