Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 18, 2004 17:24
19 yrs ago
Chinese term
Kombucha
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Chinese to English
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Food & Drink
This is also known as "Manchurian mushroom." It is not a tea made from leaves but a colony of fungal organisms and is said to increase vitality and be a cure-all. Does anyone know the Chinese characters used for this "tea"?
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| 4 +7 | 康普茶（红茶菌） |
Wenjer Leuschel (X)
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康普茶（红茶菌）
http://www.kombu.de/china-2.htm
康普茶（红茶菌）
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-06-18 17:33:06 GMT)
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This is only one way to name it.
There are still a lot of other names for the same thing.
You may check up those names in Chinese websites with Google.
康普茶（红茶菌）
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Note added at 8 mins (2004-06-18 17:33:06 GMT)
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This is only one way to name it.
There are still a lot of other names for the same thing.
You may check up those names in Chinese websites with Google.
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Yongmei Liu
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jyuan_us
: 乍听起来， 老是有点像“柬埔寨”：)
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Comment: "Thank you! I don't understand why it's spelled "kombucha" and not "kangpucha" or "hongpocha.""
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