WHAT TO DRINK
What people drink tells you a surprising amount about a place. Wine, spirits, cocktails, coffee, tea—and the rituals and rules surrounding them. Because sometimes the fastest way to understand a culture is to see what’s in the glass.
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🇨🇳 What to Drink in Shanghai: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Shanghai’s Drinks Culture
Shanghai is a BIG place. Roughly 25 million people live within its city limits. By comparison, New York City — the largest city in the US — has about 8…
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🇰🇷 What to Drink in South Korea: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Korean Drinks Culture
Every country has a national drink. Korea has a national drinking system, and the difference matters more than you’d think. Spend a few days in Seoul and you’ll notice the drinks…
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🍵 Understanding Matcha: Japan in a Bowl
Truth be told, I’m not much of a Starbucks girl. I might go half a dozen times a year, almost always when my daughter is with me, which should tell…
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🇯🇵 Understanding Shochu: Japan’s Best-Selling Spirit You’ve Never Heard Of
The Japanese have been making shochu for about five hundred years. That sounds ancient, until you remember that sake has been around for at least 2,000 years. By Japanese drinking…
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🍶 Understanding Sake: The Drink That Explains Japan
Sake has been part of Japanese life for more than 2,000 years, which makes determining exactly who invented it a little like identifying the first person who looked at grapes…
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🇯🇵 What to Drink in Japan: A Sip-by-Sip Guide to Japanese Drinks Culture
If you want to understand a country, don’t just visit its museums. Go stand in the drinks aisle of the nearest grocery store. Watch what everyone else is drinking. Order…
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