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11 awesome Starbucks menu items you can't get in America

Heather Schlitz   

11 awesome Starbucks menu items you can't get in America
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  • Starbucks has locations in 76 countries, many with their menu items that aren't available in the US.
  • The most envy-inducing items include honey rose coffee, chocolate mooncakes, and Oreo-crusted tiramisu.

Out of Starbucks 76 locations worldwide, there are a ton of unique menu items inspired by local cuisines and tastes that you can't get in the US.

For local menus, Starbucks often makes drinks and foods that are popular in the respective countries, but it also puts its own spin on different national favorites.

Here are some of our favorites:

Caramel Macchiato Mooncakes

Caramel Macchiato Mooncakes
1. Starbucks' Caramel Macchiato Mooncake.      Starbucks

Mooncakes are an iconic Asian baked good that are normally eaten around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Now, Starbucks locations in Asian countries like Malaysia offer the ubiquitous snack too. While Starbucks offers classic mooncake flavors like sweet adzuki bean and lotus, it also put its own spin on the traditional dessert, with a chocolate hazelnut praline mooncake stuffed with a hazelnut lava filling and a caramel macchiato mooncake with a caramel center.

Yo Yo cookie

Yo Yo cookie
Starbucks' Yo Yo cookie is available in Australia.      Starbucks

The classic Australian baked good was popularized by the Country Woman's Association, an Australian women's group, and are made by sandwiching a creamy vanilla filling between two shortbread cookies, according to the Australian food blog Bake Play Smile.

Iced Espresso Matcha Fusion

Iced Espresso Matcha Fusion
Starbucks' Iced Espresso Matcha Fusion      Starbucks

In Indonesia, you can get a matcha espresso drink that fuses the flavors of green tea and coffee. Though it might sound like a strange combination, the light matcha flavor complements the coffee, and milk and sugar help to offset the bitterness, according to the Delicious Not Gorgeous food blog. The drink is also found in different forms in other countries, with some locations offering a matcha americano drink.

German Chocolate Torte

German Chocolate Torte
Starbucks' Chocolate Torte      Starbucks

Starbucks' chocolate tortes, available in Germany, are a classic German dessert made with a rich cocoa frosting, chocolate sponge cake, and dollops of chocolate creme on top.

Sweet Sesame Frappuccino with Almond Jelly

Sweet Sesame Frappuccino with Almond Jelly
Starbucks' Black Sesame Frappuccino with Almond Jelly      Starbucks

The sweet black sesame frappuccino blended with almond jelly infuses classic East Asian flavors with Starbucks' signature sweet frappuccinos. Sweet black sesame is a classic ingredient in Asian dishes that tastes similar to peanut butter, and almond jelly is a soft, sweet dessert often made out of apricot kernel milk, sugar, and soy milk.

Australian Beef Pie

Australian Beef Pie
Starbucks' Beef Pie.      Starbucks

Meat pies are another national favorite food in Australia, and mince pies ranked as one of Australians' top 10 favorite foods, according to a poll. This meat pie is made with beef, and in general, meat pies are made with a shortcrust base and a chunky, savory filling with gravy.

Mint Cold Brew Coffee

Mint Cold Brew Coffee
Starbucks' Mint Cold Brew Coffee      Starbucks

The mint cold brew that can be found in some Starbucks locations in Asia combines grapefruit, lemon, and mint flavors with the chocolatey flavor of coffee.

Roti Kerak Pandan

Roti Kerak Pandan
Roti Kerak Pandan      Starbucks

The roti kerak pandan have a crunchy shell and a soft center. Pandan are fragrant leaves that grow in Southeast Asia and are often used in baked goods like cakes.

Pancakes

Pancakes
Starbucks' Pancakes      Starbucks

In French Starbucks locations, you can order pancakes with either chocolate, caramel, or syrup toppings.

Whole Red Velvet Cake

Whole Red Velvet Cake
Starbucks' Red Velvet Cake      Starbucks

In Malaysia, you can buy whole cakes at Starbucks, including red velvet cake with sweet cream cheese frosting, triple chocolate cheesecake, and tiramisu with an Oreo crust and a mocha mousse.

Iced Rose Honey Latte

Iced Rose Honey Latte
Starbucks Iced Rose Honey Latte      Starbucks

While this latte is available in some Starbucks Reserve locations in the US, it's on the menu in regular Starbucks stores in Taiwan. The drink infuses honey and rosewater with milk and black tea, although other versions of the drink are made with espresso.

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