Hot Drinks From Around The World You Can Make At Home 

As temperatures plunge and days grow shorter, you’ll want to reach for various hot beverages to evoke a sense of all-things-cozy during a period of the year that can feel long and bleak. Instead of nursing the same ole hot drinks, why not dare your taste buds to branch out into new territory and go global? These five accessible hot drinks from around the world inject warmth into the season as well as deepen your understanding of places far away by introducing you to new flavors, ingredient combinations and customs. Get ready to be swept into the authentic local life of each corresponding country, where every day people are enjoying the traditional beverage that you can make right in your home kitchen.   

Té con Té

Bolivian Copacabana Restaurant in Seattle’s bustling Pike Place Market has anchored the area for 50-plus years. Bolivian family member Vivian Morrow of Copacabana describes Té con Té as Bolivia’s version of a hot toddy. “Té con Té is made with Singani, the national liquor of Bolivia. Singani is only produced in Bolivia at the elevation of 5,000+ feet above sea level. Bolivians drink this cocktail to keep warm in the extreme cold of the Andes Mountains.” 

Ingredients

2 ounces Singani liquor 

4 ounces brewed black tea

1 cinnamon stick

1 lime wedge  

Directions:

Pour Singani liquor in a mug, add cinnamon stick and tea bag, pour boiling water over cinnamon stick. Garnish with a lime wedge. 

Moroccan mint tea

Specializing in pan-Mediterranean cuisine representing Morocco, Spain, Lebanon and beyond, Gypsy Kitchen offers a peek into Moroccan culture: “Mint tea is embedded in the Moroccan social life. It is part of their hospitality. In addition to being served at restaurants and cafes, mint tea is typically offered when visiting someone’s house.” Giovanni Maramis, the restaurant’s assistant general manager, shares how to make this traditional Moroccan drink.

Ingredients 

1 tablespoon gunpowder green tea

1 bunch fresh mint

1 tablespoon granulated sugar 

3 cups water

Directions:

Boil water. Pour 1 cup of hot water and 1 tablespoon of green tea into a teapot (at least 1 quart size). Swirl around and pour into a glass. Pour the tea back into the teapot, and add remaining 2 cups of boiled water, fresh mint and sugar. Let it sit for 1 minute. Pour tea into a glass and back into the teapot 2 to 3 times. Serve tea by pouring and lifting the tea pot to a higher elevation to create froth on top. Garnish with mint leaves.