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| | Tea - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) |
 | | Tea is a caffeinated beverage, an infusion made by steeping the dried leaves or buds of the shrub Camellia sinensis in hot water. |
 | | Tea is grown primarily in mainland China, India, Pakistan, Iran, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, Nepal, Australia, Argentina, and Kenya. |
 | | Green tea: The oxidation process is stopped after a minimal amount of oxidation by application of heat, either with steam, a traditional Japanese method, or by drying on hot pans — the traditional Chinese method. |
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