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The Kotoba Interactive journal.

Editorial features on the cultures, history and languages of Asia. Filter by culture, by topic, or search for what inspires you.

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China
Service à thé chinois de style gongfu, petites tasses et théière disposées pour une infusion traditionnelle
Food11 min

Kissaten, dalgona, Luckin: how Asia turned to coffee

Tea was Asia's mother drink. In a century, the Japanese kissaten, Korean dalgona and China's Luckin have installed coffee alongside it.

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China
Bubble tea avec perles de tapioca et boba, boisson typique de la culture naicha chinoise
Food7 min

Naicha: how bubble tea became a generational obsession in China

From Taiwanese milk tea to the naicha phenomenon in mainland China: Heytea, Nayuki, three-hour queues and the sociology of a drink turned lifestyle.

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