US tea culture refers to the methods of preparation and means of consumption of tea in United States. Afternoon tea is rarely served in the United States except in ritualized special occasions such as the tea party or an afternoon out at a high-end hotel or restaurant, which may also have cream teas on the menu. In the United States, about 80% of the tea consumed is served cold, or iced. Iced tea can be purchased, like soda, in canned or bottled form at vending machines and convenience stores; usually, this pre-made tea ...

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Tea is often drunk at social events, such as afternoon tea and the tea party. It may be drunk early in the day to heighten alertness; it contains theophylline and bound caffeine (sometimes called "theine"), although there are also decaffeinated teas. There are tea ceremonies which have arisen in different cultures, Japan's complex, formal and serene one being the most known. Other examples are the Korean tea ceremony or some traditional ways of brewing tea in Chinese tea culture. Tea - China. Main article: Chinese tea culture ...

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Tea is a product made from the leaves or buds of the tea bush Camellia sinensis. It is commonly consumed in the form of a beverage made by steeping it in hot water for a few minutes. The English word tea derives from the Chinese 茶, pronounced te in the Min Nan dialect. The flavour of the raw tea is developed by processes including oxidation, heating, drying and the addition of other herbs, spices, or f ...

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Tea - Cultivation Tea - Processing and classification Tea - Blending and additives Tea - Content of Tea Tea - Tea origin and early history in Asia
Tea - Tea creation myths Tea - China Tea - Japan
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Tea - China Tea - Vietnam Tea - Britain Tea - Hong Kong Tea - Iran Tea - Ireland Tea - India Tea - Pakistan Tea - Sri Lanka Tea - Turkey Tea - Russia Tea - Czech Republic Tea - Commonwealth countries Tea - United States Tea - Japan Tea - Taiwan Tea - Tibet
Tea - Tea preparation Tea - Enjoying tea the modern way

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Chinese tea culture refers to the methods of preparation of tea, the equipment used to make tea and the occasions in which tea is consumed in China. Tea drinking was popular in ancient China as tea was regarded as one of the seven daily necessities, the others being firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. Tea culture in China differs from that of Europe, Britain or Japan in such things as preparation methods, tasting methods and the occasions for which it is consumed. Even now, in both casual and formal Chinese occas ...

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The Kuwaiti culture is quite a unique one, well known for its hospitality and generosity. Culture of Kuwait - Hospitality. The Kuwaiti culture, just like many other arab cultures, takes great pride in hospitality. Culture of Kuwait - Greeting. Kuwaitis traditionally greet each other by shaking hands and kissing cheeks. Traditionally men and women do not exchange more than a few words and possibly a handshake to greet each other in order to respect the privacy of the woman. Howev ...

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Culture of Kuwait - Hospitality
Culture of Kuwait - Greeting Culture of Kuwait - Tea and Coffee Culture of Kuwait - Food
Culture of Kuwait - Diwaniah

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The traditional culture of Korea is shared by South Korea and North Korea, but there are regional differences. The political differences between the north and the south of the peninsula also mean that there is a different focus on specific aspects of Korean culture. Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean arts. Culture of Korea - Traditional music. The traditional music in Korea is based on the voice. It is thought that the voice is a distinctively Korean voice, reflecting the tem ...

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Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean arts
Culture of Korea - Traditional music Culture of Korea - Traditional dance Culture of Korea - Folk games Culture of Korea - Korean paintings Culture of Korea - Korean crafts Culture of Korea - Ceramics
Culture of Korea - Traditional Korean lifestyle
Culture of Korea - Traditional houses Culture of Korea - Gardens Culture of Korea - Traditional dress Culture of Korea - Essential recipes Culture of Korea - The art of tea Culture of Korea - Festivals of the lunar calendar Culture of Korea - Board and card games
Culture of Korea - World Heritage sites of Korea
Culture of Korea - Jongmyo Shrine Culture of Korea - Changdeokgung Culture of Korea - Bulguksa Culture of Korea - Tripitaka Koreana and Haeinsa Culture of Korea - Hwaseong Culture of Korea - Sites of Gochang Hwasun and Ganghwa Culture of Korea - Gyeongju Area Culture of Korea - Complex of Goguryeo Tombs

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List of Chinese authors, List of Taiwanese authors, List of Hong Kong authors, Chinese classic texts, Chinese art, Chinese language, Chinese mythology, Chinese culture, Literature of Hong Kong, Literature of Taiwan, Tea Classics Chinese literature - Classical Poetry. Classical Chinese poetry List of Chinese language poets Chinese literature - Classical Prose. Eight Great Literary Masters of the Tang and Song (Tang Dyn ...

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Chinese literature - Ancient texts Chinese literature - Classical Poetry Chinese literature - Classical Prose Chinese literature - Classic Novels Chinese literature - Modern Chinese literature - Overseas Chinese Literature Chinese literature - Chinese Islamic literature Chinese literature - Others

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Assam (অসম) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. Located just below the eastern Himalayan foothills, it is surrounded by the other northeastern states: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. Assam and its commercial capital Guwahati form the gateway to the northeastern states, together called the seven sisters. These states are connected to the rest of India via Assam's border with West Bengal and a narrow strip called the "Chicken's Neck." Assam shares international ...

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Assam - Origin of name
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Assam - Geography Assam - Demographics Assam - History
Assam - Pre-historic and ancient Assam Assam - Medieval Assam Assam - British conquest Assam - Post independence
Assam - Languages Assam - Culture
Assam - Gamosa Assam - Bihu Assam - Durga Puja Assam - Music
Assam - Economic activity
Assam - Assam tea Assam - Assam oil
Assam - Problems in Assam

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Black tea is a "true" tea (i.e. Camellia sinensis) made from leaves more heavily oxidized than the white, green, and oolong varieties. Black tea is generally stronger in flavor and contains more caffeine than the more lightly oxidized teas. In Chinese and culturally related languages, black tea is known as red tea (紅茶, Mandarin hóngchá, Japanese kōcha, Korean hongcha), perhaps a more accurate description of the color of the liquid. However, in the western world, "red tea" mo ...

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Black tea - Chinese black teas Black tea - Indian and Sri Lanka black teas Black tea - Other black teas
Black tea - Blends of black tea Black tea - Processing of black tea Black tea - Classification Black tea - External link

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Yum cha (Cantonese: 飲茶), literally translated as 'drinking tea', refers to the Cantonese custom of eating tiny servings of different foods while sipping some well-brewed Chinese tea. It is an integral part of Hong Kong's and the Guangdong Province’s culinary culture. In any city with a sizeable Cantonese population, yum cha is a tradition on Sunday mornings, and whole families gather to chat and eat dim sum and gulp pot after pot of Chinese tea. The tea is important, for it is said to help digest the rich foods, wh ...

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Yum cha - Teahouse Yum cha - Eating utensils
Yum cha - Teabowl Yum cha - Chopsticks Yum cha - Toothpick
Yum cha - Dim sum Yum cha - Rituals
Yum cha - Finger tapping Yum cha - Taking away the lid from the teapot before refilling
Yum cha - Reference

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Aotearoa (pronounced: [aoˌteaˈroa] listen ▶ (help·info)) is the Māori language name for New Zealand most widely known and accepted. Aotearoa - Translation. The original derivation of Aotearoa is not known for certain. Ao = cloud, tea = white and roa = long, and it is accordingly most often translated as "The land of the long white cloud". According ...

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Aotearoa - Clouds seen from the sea Aotearoa - Snow-capped mountains Aotearoa - Twilight land
Aotearoa - Usage
Aotearoa - Modern usage
Aotearoa - Popular culture

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Bodhidharma (Sanskrit: बोधिधर्म Chinese 菩提達摩, pinyin Pútídámó or simply Dámó; Wade-Giles Tamo; Japanese ダルマ, Daruma, Vietnamese: Bồ-đề-đạt-ma, Korean: 보리달마, bo-ri-dal-ma), also known as the Tripitaka Dharma Master, was a semi-legendary Buddhist monk. Bodhidharma is traditionally held in Shaolin mythology to be the founder of the Chan school of Buddhism (known in Japan and the West as Zen), and the Shaolin school of Chinese martial arts ...

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Bodhidharma - Biography
Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Record of the Buddhist Monasteries of Luoyang 547 by Yang Xuanzhi Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Biography of Bodhidharma by Tanlin Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Continued Biographies of Eminent Monks 645 by Daoxuan Bodhidharma - Biographical details from the Anthology of the Patriarchal Hall 952
Bodhidharma - Spiritual approach Bodhidharma - Portrayals of Bodhidharma Bodhidharma - Legends
Bodhidharma - Encounter with Emperor Liang Bodhidharma - Nine years of gazing at a wall Bodhidharma - Bringing tea to China Bodhidharma - Daruma dolls Bodhidharma - Bodhidharma and Huike
Bodhidharma - The lineage of Bodhidharma and his disciples Bodhidharma - Works attributed to Bodhidharma

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Dan rank is a Japanese mark of level, used in several cultural activities of Japanese origin. In budo arts, holders of dan ranks often wear a black belt. Dan ranks are also given in arts such as the logical board games renju and go, the art of flower arrangement ikebana and tea ceremony. The word dan (段位) is Japanese, meaning level or grade. The term is used in Japanese and Okinawan arts such as karate, aikido, judo, jujitsu and the Japanese sword arts. It is commonly applied to Japanese martial arts as a means of different ...

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A Wanderwort (plural Wanderwörter, German for "wandering word", ) is a word that was spread among numerous languages and cultures, usually in connection with trade, so that it becomes impossible to establish its original etymology, or even its original language. The separation of wanderwörter from loanwords is not unambiguously possible, and they may be considered a special class of loanwords. Typical examples of wanderwörter are sugar, ginger, cumin and tea, some of which can be traced back to Br ...

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Chinese tea culture - A traditional way of brewing Chinese tea. There are many different ways of brewing Chinese tea depending on variables like the formality of the occasion, the means of the people preparing it and the kind of tea being brewed. For example, green teas are more delicate than oolong teas or black teas and should be brewed with cooler water as a result. For more information, consult the main entry on ...

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There are several special circumstances in which tea is prepared and consumed. As a sign of respect: In Chinese society, the younger generation always shows its respect to the older generation by offering a cup of tea. Inviting and paying for their elders to go to restaurants for tea is a traditional activity on holidays. In the past, people of lower rank served tea to higher ranking people. Today, as Chinese society becomes more liberal, sometimes at home parents may pour a cup of tea for their children, or a boss may e ...

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After a person's cup is filled, that person may knock his bent index and middle fingers (or some similar variety of finger tapping) on the table to express gratitude to the person who served the tea. This custom originated in the Qing Dynasty, about 300-400 years ago. At that time, Emperor Qian Long would sometimes travel incognito through the empire. Servants were told not to reveal their master's identity. One day in a restaurant, the emperor, after pouring himself a cup of tea, filled a servant's cup as well. To that servant ...

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Fast and convenient without losing the original taste, the tea pocket is changing the domestic habit of tea drinking in Hong Kong. "Tea pockets", also known as tea bags, have in recent years been used in Chinese tea. Initially they could be found in the supermarket, but were not popular as they were not well-publicised and not very attractively packaged. As earlier with tea leaves, there has been an increase of well-packaged tea bags with any number of varieties of tea leave contained within. Most modern packages can be resealed so as ...

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Hong Kong tea culture, Hong Kong tea culture - The History of Tea Houses in Hong Kong, Hong Kong tea culture - The Packaging of Tea Leaves in Hong Kong, Hong Kong tea culture - The Tea Pocket Trend, Hong Kong tea culture - Special Habit of Tea Drinking in Hong Kong - Morning Tea and Newspaper, Hong Kong tea culture - Special Hong Kong style Tea - Milk Tea, Hong Kong tea culture - Places for Enjoying Tea, Hong Kong tea culture - Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware

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In the past, people often enjoyed tea in old restaurants with a long history, also known as "neighbouring restaurants" (茶寮). This kind of restaurant was built with simple and cheap decoration. However, it was the place for the neighbors to meet as a morning routine. Especially for the elderly, their main entertainment was going to chat with their neighbors in the "old place". They read newspapers, discuss current issues, their family life, their good old days...to name but a few. As time passed by, a strong bond would form between the pa ...

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Hong Kong tea culture, Hong Kong tea culture - The History of Tea Houses in Hong Kong, Hong Kong tea culture - The Packaging of Tea Leaves in Hong Kong, Hong Kong tea culture - The Tea Pocket Trend, Hong Kong tea culture - Special Habit of Tea Drinking in Hong Kong - Morning Tea and Newspaper, Hong Kong tea culture - Special Hong Kong style Tea - Milk Tea, Hong Kong tea culture - Places for Enjoying Tea, Hong Kong tea culture - Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware

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