Cider is the most popular beverage of the middle and lower economic classes at Christmas and New Year ( the upper classes proverbially preferring to celebrate with locally produced champagne, although real old-line " creole " aristocrats will still drink cider, which is much more traditional ).

A folkloric note about caña quemada: until June 21 it is traditional to drink caña quemada with ruda macho ( a variant of common rue ), it is supposed that this mixture prevents the flu and other illnesses.

Another traditional world-famous alcoholic drink is the fruit brandy pálinka.

The original functions of an inn are now usually split among separate establishments, such as hotels, lodges, and motels, all of which might provide the traditional functions of an inn but which focus more on lodging customers than on other services ; public houses, which are primarily alcohol-serving establishments ; and restaurants and taverns, which serve food and drink.

The mint julep, an iced drink consisting of bourbon, mint and a sugar syrup, is the traditional beverage of the race.

Methadone is available in traditional pill, sublingual tablet, and two different formulations designed for the patient to drink.

The consumption of coffee in Europe was initially based on the traditional Ottoman preparation of the drink, by bringing to boil the mixture of coffee and water together, sometimes by adding sugar.

* Myod — Traditional Russian mead, historically available in three major varieties: aged mead (" мёд ставленный ") — a mixture of honey and water and / or berry juices, subject to a very slow ( 12 – 50 years ) anaerobic fermentation in airtight vessels in a process similar to the traditional balsamic vinegar, creating a rich, complex and high-priced product ; drinking mead (" мёд питный ") — a kind of honey wine made from diluted honey by traditional fermentation ; and boiled mead (" мёд варёный ") — a drink closer to beer, brewed from boiled wort of diluted honey and herbs, very similar to modern medovukha.

In Mexico, the most traditional way to drink tequila is straight ( i. e., without lime and salt ).

On the island of Corfu, Greece, a traditional drink called τσιτσιμπύρα ( tsitsibira ), a type of ginger beer, is made.

Boiling water for tea over a camp fire and adding a gum leaf for flavouring remains an iconic traditional Australian method for preparing tea, which was a staple drink of the Australian colonial period.

* Birch sap is a traditional drink in Northern Europe, Russia, and Northern China.

Later, during the Russian Orthodox traditional wedding toast to Steven and Angela, which is believed to be good luck for a couple who drink from conjoined goblets without spilling a drop, a drop of blood-red wine unknowingly spills on her wedding gown, foreshadowing the coming events.

For traditional foods with Protected Geographical Status under European law, see List of United Kingdom food and drink products with protected status.

Barley water, usually flavoured with lemon or other fruit, is a traditional British soft drink.

The most traditional Oaxaca way to drink mezcal is as a shot, with a side plate of fried larvae ground with chili peppers and salt and cut limes.

* Daisy ( cocktail ), a traditional long drink consisting of a base spirit, lemon juice, sugar, and grenadine

Traditional food during Jāņi is a special type of cheese with caraway seeds, made out of curd, and the traditional drink is beer.

In more recent years, commercial perry has also been referred to as " pear cider ", though some organisations ( such as CAMRA ) do not accept this as a name for the traditional drink.

CAMRA defines perry and pear cider as quite different drinks, stating that " pear cider " as made by the large industrial cidermakers is merely a pear-flavoured drink, or more specifically a cider-style drink flavoured with pear concentrate, whereas " perry " should be made by traditional methods from perry pears only.

In Russia this preserve had been known as " lingonberry water " ( брусничная вода ) and is a traditional soft drink.

Boiling water for tea over a camp fire and adding a gum leaf for flavouring remains an iconic traditional Australian method for preparing tea, which was a staple drink of the Australian colonial period.

For some communities such as in Papua New Guinea and South America ( except Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Bolivia ), spiders are included in traditional foods.

A bowl of Locro stew, a traditional standby in northwestern Argentina.

This consumption grows during autumn and winter, or in the cold regions of the country ; there are two dates where consumption of chocolate infusions is traditional in the primary educational centres: 25 May and 9 July, that is, the two national dates of Argentina.

The Third Army was also important because of its shared border with Argentina ( Brazil's traditional rival in Latin America ) and Uruguay.

The first was the completion of the road from Asunción to Puerto Presidente Stroessner and to Brazilian seaports on the Atlantic, ending traditional dependence on access through Argentina and opening the east to many for the first time.

In Argentina and Uruguay, both asado ( beef roasted on a fire ) and steak a la parrilla ( beefsteak cooked on traditional grill ) are staple dishes and even hailed as national specialities.

The cultivation, sale, and possession of unprocessed coca leaf ( but not of any processed form of cocaine ) is generally legal in the countries – such as Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Argentina – where traditional use is established, although cultivation is often restricted in an attempt to prevent the production of cocaine.

Yet the various forms of concertina survived in some areas: Anglo concertinas in Irish traditional music, the English and the Anglo in English Morris dancing, the Anglo in Africa, among Afrikaners ( see Boer music ) and Zulus ( who call it a " squashbox "), the Chemnitzer in the United States as a polka instrument, and the " bandoneón " in Argentina as a prominent part of the Tango tradition.

The traditional range of the Guaraní people is in what is now Paraguay between the Uruguay River and lower Paraguay River, the Corrientes and Entre Ríos Provinces of Argentina, southern Brazil, and parts of Uruguay and Bolivia.

The pastry is similar to torta pasqualina, a traditional dish from Italy's Liguria region, that is very common in Argentina and Uruguay.

The bandoneón is a type of concertina particularly popular in Argentina and Uruguay which is an essential instrument in most tango ensembles from the traditional orquesta típicas of the 1930s and 1940s onwards.

Among the first traditional folk groups to record extensively in Argentina, three of the most influential were from the northwest: Los Chalchaleros and Los Fronterizos from the Province of Salta and the Ábalos brothers from Santiago del Estero Province.

It is one of the original roots styles of tango and contains all fundamental elements of traditional Tango from the Rio de la Plata region ( Uruguay and Argentina ).

Japan, Argentina, Malaysia, Germany, Denmark, Ghana, Canada and the United States have traditional organisations that are affiliated to the Baden-Powell Scouts ' Association ( B-PSA ).

In Argentina, Chile and Uruguay, the traditional asado is often made along with several offal types ( called " Achuras "), like chinchulines and tripa gorda ( chitterlings ), mollejas ( sweetbreads ) and riñón ( cow's kidney ).

Alicia García, in her study of the National Security Doctrine in Argentina, points to the use of paramilitary squads to smash labor unions during the 1919 Semana Tragica and the mass executions (" disappearances ") employed by the Argentine army in 1920 against the anarchist strikers in Patagonia as examples of Argentina's own traditional way of dealing with " subversives ".

The traditional role of the woman in Argentina was in the household.

La Argentina revived the folklore, catalogued it, sought traditional steps wherever she could fnd them in village squares and in humble dance schools ; she used diplomacy and even subterfuge to be shown a particular step or dance by the elders, such as occurred near Salamanca, where she was able to reconstitute the genuine charrada.

In Argentina and Uruguay, a barrio is a traditional division of a municipality officially delineated by the local authority at a later time, and sometimes keeps a distinct character from others ( as in the barrios of Buenos Aires though they have been superseded by larger administrative divisions ).

The traditional Spanish empanada is a relatively recent addition in Brazilian cuisine, probably through influence of neighbouring contries such as Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.

Polenta is also a very traditional meal in Uruguay and Argentina, where many Italians emigrated in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Evangelical churches have been gaining a foothold since the 1980s with approximately 9 % of the total population, Pentecostal churches and traditional Protestant denominations are present in most communities and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints claims 330, 000 followers in Argentina ( their seventh-largest congregation in the world ).

In Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, calabash gourds are dried and carved into mates, the traditional container for the popular caffeinated tea-like drink brewed from the yerba mate plant.

* In Argentina, a traditional juice manufacturer, Cepita, that came to bankrupt in 2001, was purchased by the Coca Cola Company and became operational again.