Kahwah
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Kahwah (also transliterated as qehwa, kehwa or kahwa, ) is a traditional Kashmiri green tea (Camellia sinensis) preparation, widely believed to have originated in the Kashmir Valley. It is widely consumed in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and some regions of Central Asia.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kahwah is referenced by 510 other articles, and connects out to cuisine of Odisha, Adhirasam and chutney.
Vinony files it under Afghan cuisine, Blended tea and Central Asian cuisine.
Its subject is documented across 20 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Prepared food.name
- Kahwah
- Prepared food.image
- Kashmir's Kahwah Tea.jpg
- Prepared food.place_of_origin
- Kashmir
- Prepared food.type
- Tea
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- green tea leaves, saffron, cardamom
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Preparation
- History
- Modern usage and popularity
- See also
- References
Kahwah (also transliterated as qehwa, kehwa or kahwa, ) is a traditional Kashmiri green tea (Camellia sinensis) preparation, widely believed to have originated in the Kashmir Valley. It is widely consumed in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and some regions of Central Asia.
==Preparation== thumb|200px|A cup of Kahwah made with tulsi in place of the typical green tea Kashmiri kahwah is made by boiling green tea leaves with local saffron, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves and occasionally Kashmiri roses. It is generally served with sugar or honey and crushed nuts, usually almonds or walnuts. Some varieties are made as a herbal infusion only—without the green tea leaves.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kahwah” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.