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A drink or beverage is a liquid intended for human consumption. In addition to their basic function of satisfying thirst, drinks play important roles in human culture. Common types of drinks include plain drinking water, milk, juice, smoothies and soft drinks. Traditionally warm beverages include coffee, tea, and hot chocolate. Caffeinated drinks that contain the stimulant caffeine have a long history.

In addition, alcoholic drinks such as wine, beer, and liquor, which contain the drug ethanol, have been part of human culture for more than 8,000 years. Non-alcoholic drinks often signify drinks that would normally contain alcohol, such as beer, wine and cocktails, but are made with a sufficiently low concentration of alcohol by volume. The category includes drinks that have undergone an alcohol removal process such as non-alcoholic beers and de-alcoholized wines. (Full article...)

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A tea bag being removed from a mug of hot tea to stop the brewing process

A tea bag or teabag is a small, porous, sealed bag or packet, typically containing tea leaves or the leaves of other herbs, which is immersed in water to steep and make an infusion. Originally used only for tea (Camellia sinensis), they are now made with other tisanes ("herbal teas") as well.

Tea bags are commonly made of filter paper or food-grade plastic, or occasionally of silk cotton or silk. The tea bag performs the same function as a tea infuser. Tea bags can be used multiple times until there is no extraction left. Some tea bags have an attached piece of string with a paper label at the top that assists in removing the bag, while also displaying the brand or variety of tea. There are also special tea filters that can be used to pour loose tea into and brew it in a bag in a cup. (Full article...)

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... that Maxine North swore never to return to Thailand after the death of her undercover CIA husband, but ultimately settled there and introduced bottled water to the country?
... that an image of MacCarthy's Bar on the front cover of a book featured a staff member posing as a nun drinking a pint of Guinness and the surprise appearance of a dog?
... that The Drunkard's Progress suggests that a single social drink leads to poverty, crime, and suicide?
... that the "Mayor of Picklesburgh" is decided by a pickle juice drinking competition?
... that salt marsh snakes drink only rainwater?
... that the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree at Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down?

... ... that demand for beer from Pittsburgh's East End Brewing Company spiked after the Pittsburgh Steelers won Super Bowl XLIII?

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Image 1Cider (from List of drinks)
Image 2Ice milk and lemon tea (from List of drinks)
Image 3Bottled beer (from List of drinks)
Image 4Bottles of Zhuyeqing (Chu Yeh Ching) baijiu produced in Shanxi, China. (from List of national drinks)
Image 5Indian Masala chai served in a red clay tea cup. (from List of national drinks)
Image 6The 7-layered tea of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 7A reservoir glass filled with a naturally colored verte absinthe, next to an absinthe spoon (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 8Singapore Sling, a gin-based sling cocktail from the city-state Singapore. (from List of national drinks)
Image 9A typical informal faikava in Tonga with the touʻa serving the men. (from List of national drinks)
Image 10Krupnik, a national drink of Poland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 11Various distilled drinks (from List of drinks)
Image 12Kvass, popular in the Baltic and Slavic countries. (from List of national drinks)
Image 13A Glencairn whisky glass. (from List of national drinks)
Image 14Per capita, Turkey drinks more tea than any other nation. (from List of national drinks)
Image 15The new Seven Color Tea, a recent competitor for national drink of Bangladesh. (from List of national drinks)
Image 16Clear vodka served with pickled cucumber – the usual way of consuming it in Slavic countries of the so-called "vodka belt". (from List of national drinks)
Image 17A glass mug of mugicha, a type of roasted barley tea (from List of drinks)
Image 18Palm wine is collected, fermented and stored in calabashes in Bandundu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 19Founders Old Curmudgeon old ale (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 20Caipirinha is the national drink of Brazil and is made from cachaça, lime, and sugar. (from List of national drinks)
Image 21A fully supplied bar with various types of drinks (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 22Lemon, lime and bitters is commonly consumed in Australia and New Zealand. (from List of national drinks)
Image 23Red wine is popular in many European countries, notably France and Italy. (from List of national drinks)
Image 24Many in both Peru and Chile think that pisco sour is their national drink. (from List of national drinks)
Image 25A hard cider produced in Michigan, U.S. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 26Coca-Cola is thought by many to be a symbol of the US. (from List of national drinks)
Image 27Characteristics of boba tea (also known as "bubble tea" or "pearl milk tea") -- the national drink of Taiwan -- are the tapioca balls that rest at the bottom of the beverage that are drunk with a wide straw. (from List of national drinks)
Image 28A berele glass containing tej, a honey wine brewed and consumed in Ethiopia.
Image 292004 data of alcohol consumption per capita (age 15 or older), per year, by country, in liters of pure alcohol (from List of drinks)
Image 30Kaapi, Indian filter coffee. (from List of national drinks)
Image 31A glass of cola served with ice cubes and lemon (from List of drinks)
Image 32A kvass street vendor in Belgorod, Russia, 2013. (from List of national drinks)
Image 33Beer being poured from a cask (from List of drinks)
Image 34Bosnian Coffee accessory manufacturers' small shops in Baščaršija - drink is important part of country's culture, and was major part of its economy in the past. (from List of national drinks)
Image 35Mate, a traditional beverage in southern South America, especially in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay and the south of Brazil. (from List of national drinks)
Image 36Classical Chinese tea set and three gaiwan. (from List of national drinks)
Image 37Desi daru from India (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 38Various views of a bottle of mezcal. The "worm", which is actually the larval form of the moth Hypopta agavis that lives on the agave plant, can be seen in the middle image, at the bottom of the bottle. (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 39Peach kompot, traditional to several countries in Eastern and Southeastern Europe. (from List of national drinks)
Image 40Hot chocolate served with a croissant (from List of drinks)
Image 41Various bottles and containers of Russian vodka (from List of alcoholic drinks)
Image 42Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema (from List of drinks)
Image 43Mixed drinks: a non-alcoholic Shirley Temple (left) and alcoholic Cosmopolitan (right) (from List of drinks)
Image 44The popular Indian drink mango lassi. (from List of national drinks)
Image 45Guinness, a dry stout beer, is strongly associated with Ireland. (from List of national drinks)
Image 46A display of spirits in a supermarket (from List of drinks)
Image 47Thai iced tea is a popular drink in Thailand and in many parts of the world. (from List of national drinks)

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Racial segregation in the United States

Credit: Russell Lee, July, 1939

An illustration of racial segregation in the United States (Jim Crow laws) in a mid 20^th century photograph showing a "Colored" drinking fountain in Oklahoma City with an African-American drinking.

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Orangina bottles, which Beton introduced in 1951.

Jean-Claude Beton (January 14, 1925 – December 2, 2013) was an Algerian-born French businessman, agricultural engineer and entrepreneur. Beton was the founder of the French soft drink maker, Orangina. He is credited with transforming Orangina from a little known citrus soda first manufactured by his father, Léon Beton, into a major global brand. Beton launched Orangina's iconic, signature 8-ounce bottle in 1951, which became a symbol of the brand. The bottle is shaped like an orange, with a glass texture designed to mimic the fruit. In 2009, Beton called Orangina the "champagne of soft drinks," saying that "It doesn't contain added colorants. It was and still is slightly sparkling. It had a little bulby bottle." (Full article...)

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Mankind . . . possesses two supreme blessings. First of these is the goddess Demeter, or Earth whichever name you choose to call her by. It was she who gave to man his nourishment of grain. But after her there came the son of Semele, who matched her present by inventing liquid wine as his gift to man. For filled with that good gift, suffering mankind forgets its grief; from it comes sleep; with it oblivion of the troubles of the day. There is no other medicine for misery.

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— Euripides (485 - 406 BCE)
The Bacchae [c. 407 BCE], l. 274

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Kola Nut — pod and seeds

The kola nut (Igbo: ọjị, Sängö: gôro, Dagbani: guli, Swahili: mukezu) is the seed of certain species of plant of the genus Cola, placed formerly in the cocoa family Sterculiaceae and now usually subsumed in the mallow family Malvaceae (as subfamily Sterculioideae). These cola species are trees native to the tropical rainforests of Africa. Their caffeine-containing seeds are about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) across and are used as flavoring ingredients in various carbonated soft drinks, from which the name cola originates.

Used in Cola.

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General topics:	Bartending • Bottling • Drinking • Drinking water • Bottled water • Mineral water • Coffee • Energy drink • Juice • Tea • Milk • Plant milk • Pasteurization • Refrigeration • Steeping • Water purification
Alcoholic beverages:	Beer • Brandy • Brewing • Caffeinated alcoholic drinks • Cider • Cocktails • Distillation • Fermentation • Hard soda • Liquor • Liqueur • Malt drink • Mead • Proof • Rice Wine • Schnapps • Vodka • Whiskey • Wine
Soft Drinks:	Carbonation • Cola • Orange soft drink • Frozen carbonated drink • Root beer • Soda water • Lithia water •
Miscellaneous:	Drink industry • Lemonade • Limeade • Orange drink • Slush (beverage)

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WikiProject Food & Drink is an association of Wikipedians with an interest in culinary-related subjects. They have come together to co-ordinate the development of food and drink articles here on Wikipedia as well as the many subjects related to food such as foodservice, catering and restaurants. If you wish to learn more about these subjects as well as get involved, please visit the project.

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