), ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁many ▁more ▁like ▁" las agna " ▁and ▁" cot ole tta ▁alla ▁mil an ese " ▁( mil ano ▁cut let .) ▁Italian ▁influence ▁is ▁also ▁apparent ▁in ▁E rit rea ' s ▁be ver ages . ▁Even ▁though ▁E rit rea ▁has ▁a ▁long ▁tradition ▁of ▁coffee ▁drink ing ▁for ▁centuries , ▁Italian ▁style ▁coffee ▁like ▁es press o ▁and ▁c app u cc ino ▁are ▁extremely ▁common ▁in ▁E rit rea ▁and ▁is ▁almost ▁served ▁in ▁pract ically ▁every ▁bar ▁and ▁coffee ▁shop ▁in ▁capital ▁As m ara . ▁▁ ▁The ▁biggest ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁the ▁country ▁is ▁As m ara ▁Bre wer y , ▁built ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁during ▁Italian ▁E rit rea ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁Mel otti . ▁The ▁bre wer y ▁today ▁produces ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁be ver ages . ▁A ▁popular ▁E rit re an ▁alco hol ic ▁spirit ▁that ▁is ▁common ▁during ▁E rit re an ▁festiv ities ▁is ▁Italian ▁sty led ▁S amb uca , ▁in ▁T igr in ya ▁it ▁is ▁translated ▁to ▁are ki ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁Italian ▁E rit re an ▁cu is ine ▁started ▁to ▁be ▁pract iced ▁during ▁the ▁colonial ▁times ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Italy , ▁when ▁a ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁It ali ans ▁moved ▁to ▁E rit rea . ▁They ▁brought ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁past a ▁to ▁Italian ▁E rit rea , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁st ap le ▁food ▁e aten ▁in ▁present - day ▁As m ara