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In North India, lassi is the most popular drink. Sweet or salty
buttermilk is freshly prepared in your presence. The South and the
West offer fresh coconuts as their most refreshing drink. Both fresh
and packed juices of mango, sweet
lime, pineapple and orange etc. are easily available. Liquor stores
are also situated in major cities of India. Imported whisky and other alcoholic
drinks are a little expensive. Many brands of scotch are readily
available and are not very expensive. But Government imposes heavy
taxes on liquor. Indian liquors are very reasonably priced and
are popular among foreign residents in India. Indian beer is of
excellent quality and inexpensive. It is now exported to some
European countries especially to U.K. But its cost goes up quite a
lot when you drink it in a restaurant or any five-star hotel.
Tourists
visiting Sikkim
should try the local brands & Liquors etc.
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India is the largest producer of
tea in the world. Indian tea is known for its taste and
flavour and is quite popular. There are many brands of tea available in
India. The famous Darjeeling and Assam tea is relished by
everyone. It comes in attractive packs. Both cold and hot coffee
are available in all the major restaurants of the country.
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Being a
tropical country, India offers numerous varieties of
exotic soft drinks like Lassi , Chach,
Jal Gira, Rose water, Difrrent kind of Sharbats as well as some foreign brands like
Pepsi and Coca Cola.
India maintains the same
standards
as the foreign brands. It offers many brands namely Thums-up, Limca, and Maaza, a mango drink. Maaza
is also marketed in the USA and the Middle East and Thums-up is sold in some
countries of the Middle East.
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India
manufactures superior quality dairy products and chocolates and they
do not differ much from the Swiss or Dutch products. Amul, Nestle
and Cadbury are the popular brands of chocolates and dairy products.
Ice-cream is a speciality in India and are quite readily available.
Excellent ice-creams are sold at street corners by vendors or any
corner shops. Famous brands of ice-creams are Milkfood, Kwality, Vadilal, Mother's Dairy and Gaylords,
Cream Bells, Amul to name some.
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Indigenous chains of fast food outlets
have developed everywhere, which are not very different from
their American counterparts. McDonalds, K.F.C., Pizza Hut, Wimpy’s,
A British fast food giant, have their chains in India since
a very long time. The Nirulas, which is an Indian chain, has
its branches in some countries of the world.
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Western and
Chinese food is available almost everywhere in India. There are speciality restaurants for French, Italian, Chinese or
Japanese food in every major town. Recently, some Thai
restaurants have also come up in Mumbai and Delhi. The
tourists can enjoy all varieties of food in India itself.
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