Tea
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Tea was a beverage that the Hobbits (specifically Shire-hobbits) enjoyed alone or socially.
A time of resting and relaxing, the tea-time was considered a meal on its own, between lunch and dinner. It was customary to offer guests for a cup of tea.
Bilbo Baggins invited Gandalf for a cup of tea when he unexpectedly arrived to Bag End. After his invitation, Gandalf showed up with Thorin and Company.
In a poem written by Samwise Gamgee, the Lonely Troll served Perry-the-Winkle some "fulsome tea" and the two friends regularly met in weekly tea sessions.
Names
In the early stages of the legendarium, Tolkien created two Elvish words for "tea": in Qenya tyé (clearly adapted from English), and in Gnomish suithlas (literally "drink-leaf").
Portrayal in adaptations
2007-: The Lord of the Rings Online:
Tea leaves can be grown by farmers, and characters with the cooking craft can produce several varieties of tea (including Black, Green, Red, and White Tea). In the introductory quest "Sweet Bilberry Tea", Celandine Brandybuck asks the player to collect bilberries for her medicinal tea.
Referencias
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