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A tea bag is a small, porous, sealed bag or packet typically containing tea leaves or the leaves of other herbs, which is immersed in water to steep and make an infusion. Originally used only for maki
Commonly shaped tea bags
Tetrahedron-shaped tea bags made of polylactide (PLA), a bioplastic, shown here containing dried peppermint leaves
A tea bag being removed from a mug to stop the brewing process
Circular tea bags
Tea
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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 borderland
Tea bag
…tea leaves (Camellia sinensis) or the leaves of other herbs, which is immersed in water to steep and make an infusion. Originally used only for making tea, they are now made for other tisanes (herbal "teas") as well. Tea bags are commonly made of filter paper or food-grade plastic, or occasionally of silk…
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