Beware of fresh milk sold on the streets. It could be contaminated. One can buy fresh milk from any of the government milk booths in the cities. Fresh fruit juice, especially of sugarcane, is to be avoided as they are the biggest carriers of the hepatitis virus. Non Alcoholic Beverages Tea and coffee are the most popular of the non-alcoholic beverages consumed in the country.
Tea is known as 'chai' and coffee is known as 'kaapi', in south India.
Tea stalls are found in abundance all over the country. While the typical North Indian tea is rich in milk, a typical South Indian variety has an orange tint to it. Lassi is a summer cooler made of yogurt and rose essence. A full glass of lassi consumed with its cream topping is almost a meal by itself. Buttermilk, another product of yogurt is a natural cooler, very good in the summer months.