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Central Asia

•  Afghanistan:
•  Kazakhstan:
•  Kyrgyzstan:
•  Tajikistan:
•  Turkmenistan:
•  Uzbekistan:

East Asia and Oceania

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  proof of age.^{[citation needed}
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  beverage both in Bangladesh and its neighbour, India.^[41][42] Romesh Ram Gour invented the seven-layer tea after discovering that different tea leaves have different densities.^[43][42]
  Each layer contrasts in color and taste, ranging from syrupy sweet to spicy clove. The result is an alternating dark/light band pattern throughout the drink, giving the tea its name.
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  fermented or distilled. The beverage is usually a clear, creamy, or white color.^[44]
•  Brunei:
•  Cambodia: sombai ^[45] (Sraa Tram / infused rice wine with the krama, Cambodian national cloth, on the bottle neck)
•  China, People's Republic of:
•  Cook Islands:
•  Easter Island:
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  herbal medicine
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•  French Polynesia:
•  Guam:
•  Hawaii:
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  deep-fried dim sum dishes served in bamboo steamers, which are designed to be eaten communally and washed down with tea.^[47]
  People often go to yum cha in large groups for family get-togethers or celebrations.
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  spices and herbs, milk and sugar.^[50] In southern India, the iconic beverage is Kaapi, also known as Indian filter coffee, which is made by mixing frothed and boiled milk with coffee brewed through a metal filter.^[51]
•  Indonesia: With such a mix of cultures in Indonesia, it is very hard to narrow down one drink to be the "National Drink" of the country. The most common and popular Indonesian drinks and beverages are teh (tea) and kopi (coffee). Indonesian households commonly serve teh manis (sweet tea) or kopi tubruk (coffee mixed with sugar and hot water and poured straight in the glass without separating out the coffee residue) to guests. Fruit juices (jus) are very popular, and hot sweet beverages can also be found, such as bajigur and bandrek.
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  polished to remove the bran.^[9][10][11]
•  Kiribati: Karewe is a palm wine beverage made from "Toddy" (sap of certain coconut palms) in Kiribati. It is said that "Every male child in Kiribati is expected to learn climbing and toddy cutting from very early age just as a female child is expected to learn cooking and weaving from very early age".^[52][10][11] It is known by various names in different regions and is common in various parts of Asia, Africa, the Caribbean, South America, and Micronesia. Karewe production by smallholders and individual farmers may promote conservation as palm trees become a source of regular household income that may economically be worth more than the value of timber sold.^[53]
•  Laos: Lao-Lao (Lao: ເຫລົ້າລາວ) is a Laotian rice whisky produced in Laos.^[54][55] Along with Beerlao, lao-Lao is a staple drink in Laos. The name lao-Lao is not the same word repeated twice, but two different words pronounced with different tones: the first, ເຫລົ້າ, means "alcohol" and is pronounced with a low-falling tone in the standard dialect, while the second, ລາວ, means Laotian ("Lao") and is pronounced with a high(-rising) tone.
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  high tea.^[56] Historically, families with Portuguese heritage in Macau would host a Cha Gordo for a number of occasions, including Catholic holidays, christening, or birthdays, but it can be held for any reason.^[57] Some families, historically, would even host one on a weekly basis.^[56] A Cha Gordo would take place following a Macanese wedding, instead of the elaborate banquet seen in Chinese weddings.^[58]
•  Malaysia: Teh tarik (literally "pulled tea") is a hot milk tea beverage which can be commonly found in restaurants, outdoor stalls and kopi tiams within the Southeast Asian country of Malaysia.^[59] Its name is derived from the pouring process of "pulling" the drink during preparation. It is made from a strong brew of black tea blended with condensed milk. It is the national drink of Malaysia.^[60]
•  Maldives: It can be said that the Maldives have two national drinks. Firstly, due to their history and location near the Indian Subcontinent Sai (tea) is a Maldivian favourite. Secondly, as the Maldives are truly an Island nation, Raa (toddy tapped from palm trees) is also has its place in the national identity of the Maldives. Sometimes Raa is left to ferment and thus slightly alcoholic – the closest any Maldivian gets to alcohol.
•  Marshall Islands:
•  Micronesia:
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  Mongols, and Yakuts.^{[62] [63]}

  

  A 1982 source reported 230,000 horses were kept in the Soviet Union specifically for producing milk to make into kumis.^[64] Rinchingiin Indra, writing about Mongolian dairying, says "it takes considerable skill to milk a mare" and describes the technique: the milker kneels on one knee, with a pail propped on the other, steadied by a string tied to an arm. One arm is wrapped behind the mare's rear leg and the other in front. A foal starts the milk flow and is pulled away by another person, but left touching the mare's side during the entire process.^[65] In Mongolia, the milking season for horses traditionally runs between mid-June and early October. During one season, a mare produces approximately 1,000 to 1,200 litres of milk, of which about half is left to the foals.^[66]
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  cuisine of Myanmar is reflected by the following popular expression: "Of all the fruit, the mango's the best; of all the meat, the pork's the best; and of all the leaves, lahpet's the best". In the West, laphet is most commonly encountered in tea leaf salad (လက်ဖက်သုပ်).^[70][71]
•  Nauru;
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  prasad or sagan
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•  New Caledonia:
•  New Zealand:
•  Niue:
•  North Korea:On the 18th of June, 2019, Kim Jong Un designated Pyongyang Soju an alcoholic beverage that embodies the "innocent and tender hearts" of the North Korean people as the national beverage of North Korea, according to a state propaganda service.^[76] Soju is a clear, colorless distilled beverage of Korean origin.^[77]
•  Northern Mariana Islands:
•  Pakistan:
•  Palau:
•  Papua New Guinea:
•  Philippines:
•  Pitcairn Islands:
•  Samoa:(Including  American Samoa)
•  Singapore:
•  Solomon Islands
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  neat, and its alcohol content varies from about 16.8% to 53% alcohol by volume (ABV).^[81][82] Most brands of soju are made in South Korea. While soju is traditionally made from rice, wheat, or barley, modern producers often replace rice with other starches such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, or tapioca.^[83]
•  Sri Lanka:
•  Taiwan: Bubble tea^[84][85] (also known as pearl milk tea, bubble milk tea, or boba) is a Taiwanese tea-based drink invented in the 1980s.^[86]
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  bovine native to South Asia. Krating Daeng inspired the creation of the Western drink Red Bull
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•  Timor-Leste:
•  Tokelau:
•  Tonga: Kava, is a very important drink in Tonga, some would also argue that it is their unofficial national drink. In Tonga, kava is like alcohol and drunk nightly at kalapu (Tongan for "club"), which is also called a faikava ("to do kava"). Only men are allowed to drink the kava, although women who serve it may be present. The female server is usually an unmarried, young woman called the "touʻa." In the past, this was a position reserved for women being courted by an unmarried male, and much respect was shown. These days, it is imperative that the touʻa not be related to anyone in the kalapu, and if someone is found to be a relative of the touʻa, he (not the touʻa) will leave the club for that night; otherwise the brother-sister taboo would make it impossible to talk openly, especially about courtship. Foreign girls, especially volunteer workers from overseas are often invited to be a touʻa for a night. If no female touʻa can be found, or it is such a small, very informal gathering, one of the men will do the job of serving the kava root; this is called fakatangata ("all-man"). See Tongan Kava Ceremony for more information.
•  Tuvalu
•  Vanuatu:
•  Vietnam:
•  Wake Island:
•  Wallis and Futuna: