Most Popular Drinks In The World

By Suparna Chakaraborthy

Thursday, January 20, 2011, 10:42

Drinks to wash down and sooth your taste buds, is one of the constant member on the meal table along with every course. Drinks are also a friend to the lonely and food of thoughts. They are also serve as appetizers and help you digest the food. With all these good qualities, there are more than thousand drinks which hail from different parts of the world. One boon of globalization is that you can taste the whole world in your country. Out of all the drinks here are some of the most popular drinks in the World.

Five Most Popular Drinks

1.Tea – Tea is one of the most popular drinks in the world. It is said to have been originated in China and in the course of time gained popularity in the eastern zone and later across the world. Tea is made by infusing leaves of the tea plant in hot water. The taste, essence and type of the tea depends on the leaf of the plant. In India tea was introduced by Britishers. In the eastern zone tea is a commonly a beverage which is brewed with milk. In other parts of the world it is drank as cool tea or liquor.

2.Kvass - Kvass is a drink made of fermented rye bread and is the most popular in Russia. It tastes like beer but in non-alcoholic. Kvass is considered to be good for digestion and hydration. Kvass is also good in enhancing the immune system. In the modern world, raspberries, lemons, apples, cherries etc. Kvass is made in Russian household every weekend and is a drink which is also consumed by the children of the household.

3.Lassi – Lassi is an Indian drink which is now one of the most popular drink in the world. With many Indians settled outside and with Indian restaurants gaining popularity in other parts of the world, lassi is one of the most sort after drink. It is made out of yogurt and basically is one of the staple diet of the Punjab region of India.

4.Frappe Coffee – The Frappe coffee which you taste in your CCD today, hails from the Greece. This drink is a iced coffee made out of spray-dried instant coffee and is one of the most delicious beverage and common in Greece and the most sort after drink around the world. Other forms of this drink is Ice Cappucino, Float and Frappuccino.

5.Martini - Martini is a cocktail made of gin and vermouth with olive. It has very less alcoholic content. Some debate it to be an non-alcoholic drink. It originated in New York and is now one of the most sort after drink in the parties. In India it has been introduced recently and across the world it is a rage.

These five most popular drinks in the World. Which one is your favourite?