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Tea

Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by infusion of hot or boiling fresh water with fresh or cured leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia that originated in the borderlands of southwestern China, northeast India and northern Myanmar. Tea has a stimulant effect in humans primarily due to its caffeine content.

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Introduced
First recorded in China in 59 BC, possibly originated earlier
Origin
China
Type
Hot or cold beverage

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Packaging

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Tea

Nodes361
Edges360
Triples326
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00554
Components1

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Tea

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related to Worldwide spread · 37
Tea → According, Altyn Khan, Atlantic, China, Cossack, Delle, Dutch, Dutch East India Company, Europe, European, France, Germany, He, Hirado, In, It, Japan, Java, Jeremiah Curtin, Khan
related to General and cited sources · 28
Tea → Benn, Changed, China, Cultural History, Drinking Guide, Erling, Heiss, Hoh, Hong Kong University Press, Hudson, ISBN, James, Laura, Mair, Martin, Mary Lou, OCLC, OL, Religious, Robert
related to Etymology · 21
Tea → Austro-Asiatic, Burma, Cantonese, Central Asia, China, Chinese, Dutch, English, Kachin, Macao, Malay, Min Chinese, Nearly, Persia, Persian, Portuguese, Shan, Silk Road, Sinitic, The
related to Botanical origin · 19
Tea → Annan, Assam, Burma, China, Chinese, East Asia, Indo-China, Irrawaddy River, Laos, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Since, Thailand, The, Tongkin, Vietnam, Yunnan, Zhejiang Province
related to Cultivation and harvesting · 18
Tea → Camellia, Canada, Cornwall, England, Hobart, In, Many, New Zealand, Perthshire, Scotland, Some, Southern Hemisphere, Tasmania, Though, United States, Vancouver Island, Waikato, Washington
related to Production · 18
Tea → Africa, Asia, Azores, Black, Caspian Seas, China, Georgia, Guria, In, India, Kenya, Portugal, Smaller, South America, Sri Lanka, São Miguel Island, The, Turkey
related to Compressed tea · 17
Tea → Although, Among Himalayan, By, China, Chinese, Compressed, During, In, In Mongolia, It, Japan, Japanese, Lu Yu, Ming, Song, Tang, Zen Buddhist
related to Certification · 14
Tea → Australia, Fairtrade, From, In, Lipton, Organic, PG Tips, Pickwick, Rainforest Alliance, Several, Unilever, US, UTZ Certified, Western Europe
related to Developments · 14
Tea → By, Chunks, During, Han, In, Lu Yu, Ming, Six Dynasties, Song, Tang, Through, Western, Yellow, Yuan
related to Instant tea · 13
Tea → Additives, As Royal Canadian Artillery, Blackburn, British, Canadian, During, George, Gunner, Instant, Nestlé, Redi-Tea, Second World War, These

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chinese leaves china milk consumed teas drinking beverage drink hot assam black green dynasty may century water first east india

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
TeaIntroducedFirst recorded in China in 59 BC, possibly originated earlier1.00infobox
TeaOriginChina1.00infobox
TeaTypeHot or cold beverage1.00infobox
Teais aaromatic beverage prepared by infusion of hot or boiling fresh water with fresh or cured leaves of Camellia sinensis0.90text
Teais amost widely consumed beverage in the world0.90text
Teais amuch-debated topic and can vary widely between cultures and individuals0.90text
Teais aimportant part of that country's cuisine and is the most commonly consumed hot drink0.90text
Teais amost consumed hot beverage in the country0.90text
Teais acentral ingredient of a distinctly Malian custom0.90text
matchainstance ofinfuser and press as well as powdered instant tea0.80text
konachainstance ofinfuser and press as well as powdered instant tea0.80text
chai latteinstance ofinfuser and press as well as powdered instant tea0.80text

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