Tea
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Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which originated in the borderlands of sout
Longjing green tea being infused in a gaiwan
Tea plant (Camellia sinensis) from Köhler's Medicinal Plants, 1897
A 19th-century Japanese painting depicting Shennong: Chinese legends credit Shennong with the invention of tea.
Tea with ingredients, China
Fermented tea
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Fermented tea is a class of tea that has undergone microbial fermentation, from several months to many years. The exposure of the tea leaves to humidity and oxygen during the process also causes endo-
Golden melon pu'er tea
Pu'er tea from Yunnan, China
jin hua hei cha from Liu Bao with Aspergillus cristatus, formerly Eurotium cristatum