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Persian Tea

Also known as Iranian Tea

Black tea · Tea drink · Iran · Iranian

Strong black tea brewed in a small pot on a samovar and thinned with hot water to taste, served with sugar cubes or rock sugar (nabat). In Iran tea is usually the first thing offered to a guest; much of it is grown in Gilan by the Caspian Sea.

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