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Kahwah
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Also known as kahwa

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.

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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  • 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.