An alignment chart. On the horizontal axis: ingredient purist (tea must be made from leaves), ingredient neutral (tea must be made from plants), integredient rebel (tea can be made from anything.) On the vertical axis: preparation purist (tea must be made by boiling the main ingredient to extract it's flavor), preparation neutral (tea can also be made by mixing powder into water), preparation rebel (tea can be made by any method so long as the result is a liquid containing a suspension of a solid.) Ingredient purist, preparation purist: black tea is a tea. Ingredient neutral, preparation purist: coffee is a tea. Ingredient rebel, preparation purist: pho is a tea. Ingredient purist, preparation neutral: matcha is a tea. Ingredient neutral, preparation neutral: miso soup is a tea. Ingredient rebel, preparation neutral: kraft mac & cheese is a tea. Ingredient purist, preparation rebel: a clogged gutter is a tea. Ingredient neutral, preparation rebel: crude oil is a tea. Ingredient rebel, preparation rebel: saturn is a tea.
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