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TEA – CLASSIFICATION
White tea: Unwilted and unoxidized Green tea: Wilted and unoxidized Oolong: Wilted, bruised, and partially oxidized Black tea: Wilted, crushed, and fully oxidized
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Types of tea are distinguished by the processing they undergo. Leaves of Camellia sinensis soon begin to wilt and oxidize if not dried quickly after picking. The leaves turn progressively darker because chlorophyll breaks down and tannins are released. This process, enzymatic oxidation, is called fermentation in the tea industry although it is not a [...]
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TEA IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY CONSUMED STIMULATING BEVERAGE IN THE WORLD. ALL TEA COMES FROM THE “Camellia sinesis, AN EVERGREN SHRUB THAT MAY GROW UP TO 60 FEET IN WILD. WHEN CULTIVATED FOR HARVEST, THE TEA BUSHES ARE KEPT TO A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 3 FEET. THERE ARE OVER 3000 VARIETIES OF TEA [...]
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SYRUP IS A THICK LIQUID CONTAINING LARGE AMOUNT OF DISSOLVED SUGAR BUT SHOWING LITTLE TENDENCY FOR CRYSTALISATION OF DISSOLVED SUGAR. THE MAIN USE OF THESE CONCENTRATED SWEET FRUIT FLAVOURINGS IS AS A BASE FOR COCKTAILS, MOCKTAILS, SUNDAES ETC. SOME EXAMPLES OF SYRUPS ARE: GOMME: PLAIN SYRUP GRENADINE: POMEGRANATE FLAVOURED ORGEAT: ALMOND FLAVOURED CASSIS: BLACKCURRANT FLAVOURED [...]
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JUICE IS PREPARED BY MECHANICALLY SQUEEZING OR MACERATING FRESH FRUITS OR VEGETABLES. POPULAR JUICES ARE APPLE, ORANGE, PRUNES, LEMON, GRAPEFRUIT, CHERRY, PINEAPPLE, TOMATO, CARROT, GRAPE, STRAWBERRY, CRANBERRY, POMEGRANATE, GUAVA, SAPOTA ETC. JUICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN MIXED FORMS. JUICES ARE ALSO USED FOR MAKING COCKTAILS, MOCKTAILS.
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SQUASH IS A HIGHLY SWEETENED CONCENTRATE (USUALLY FRUIT BASED), WHICH IS DILUTED WITH A LIQUID, MOST COMMONLY WATER, BEFORE DRINKING. TYPICALLY, SQUASH IS CREATED BY MIXING ONE PART CONCENTRATE WITH FOUR OR FIVE PARTS WATER. SQUASHES ARE ALSO USED FOR MAKING COCKTAILS & MOCKTAILS.
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ALSO KNOWN AS SPRING WATER. IT IS THE WATER DERIVED FROM UNDERGROUND FORMATION FROM WHERE THE WATER FLOWS NATURALLY TO THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH. MINERALS GET DISSOLVED IN THE WATER AS IT MOVES THROUGH THE UNDERGROUND ROCKS. THIS MAY GIVE THE WATER A FLAVOUR AND EVEN CARBONATION, DEPENDING UPON THE GEOLOGY THROUGH WHICH IT [...]
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THESE BEVERAGES ARE CHARGED OR AERATED WITH CARONIC GAS. THE CHARGING WITH CARBONIC GAS IMPARTS A PLEASANT EFFERVESCENT QUALITY TO THESE BEVERAGES. CARBONATION OCCURS WHEN CARBON DI OXIDE IS DISSOLVED IN WATER. THIS PROCESS CREATES FIZZ OR SPARKLE IN THE BEVERAGES. EXAMPLE: SODA, COKE, PEPSI, FRUIT BEER, GINGER BEER, LEMONADE ETC.
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BEVERAGES ARE POTABLE LIQUIDS HAVING THIRST QUENCHING, REFRESHING, NOURISHING & STIMULATING QUALITIES. THE WORD “BEVERAGE” HAS BEEN DERIVED FROM THE LATIN WORD “BEVER” WHICH MEANS REST FROM WORK. AFTER WORK, ONE TENDS TO FEEL THIRSTY DUE TO THE FLUID LOSS THROUGH PERSPIRATION AND ONE IS INCLINED TO DRING WATER OR OTHER POTABLE BEVERAGES TO COMPENSATE THE [...]
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