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The World Before Tea Riding on the currents of empire and commerce, tea’s ascendancy became firm, irrevocable and near-universal. Yet before this triumph, the world drank otherwise—and it drank richly. Across continents, cultures had already brewed their identities into cups of warmth, vigour, and ritual. Before Tea’s Arrival In the East, rice wine and fermentedContinue reading “If Tea Had Stayed Home – IV”