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A postgraduate student at Kyoto University wants to make it commonplace (việc tầm thường, lời nói tầm thường) for us to warm our cups with chongshicha -- literally insect feces tea -- a brew that uses excrement (phân, cứt) from leaf-chomping (nhai rào rạo) moth (bướm đêm) larvae (ấu trùng).

Because the flavor (mùi thơm, mùi vị) and aroma (hương vị) of the tea varies depending on the leaves and the insects producing the droppings, Takeshi Maruoka has tried 40 different combinations, and analyzed their constituent parts.

"Tea from the leaves of sakura or apple trees have a fruity aroma. They have merit as health teas, too, and because they don't need to be heated up during production, they're better for the environment," he said. Day and night, he continues his research in hopes of commercializing (thương mại hóa) the brews.

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