Coffee, tea and drinks: short videos
This page explores a variety of traditional and popular drinks from around the world, focusing on coffee, tea, and other unique beverages. You will learn about Mate, a caffeine-rich herbal drink, and Kava, a bitter root native to the Pacific Islands. The videos also cover Georgian wine, including the ancient practice of fermenting wine in large earthenware vessels called kvevri. Different coffee traditions are featured, such as Arabic coffee brewed from Coffea arabica beans and the finely ground Turkish coffee. Additionally, the page includes explanations of bubble tea, a mix of tea, milk, and tapioca pearls, as well as kombucha, a fermented black tea drink. Each video is short and links to its original source for further viewing.
11 videos
More0:54Mate Explained
Paraguay
More0:57Kava: The Bitter Pacific Root
Fiji
More1:11Georgian Wine: Eight Thousand Years
Georgia
More1:07How Arabic Coffee Works
Worldwide
Gen-Z0:58Bubble tea Explained
Taiwan, Province of China
More1:11Georgia's Buried Wine Vessels
Georgia
Gen-Z1:06Kumis: Fermented Mare Milk
Mongolia
Gen-Z1:08The Fine Grind of Turkish Coffee
Türkiye
More1:00Viennese Coffee House Culture
Austria
Gen-Z0:59Kombucha: The Fermented Tea Drink
People's Republic of China
Gen-Z1:21Espresso: Italy's concentrated coffee
Italy
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