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Tasseography

By Saad Fayed, About.com

Definition: the art of reading tea leaves. Turkish coffee grounds can also be used to tell fortunes. The ritual is normally performed in the presence of a fortune teller who reads the leaves or coffee grounds left in the cup after the liquid has been consumed. [lin kurl=http://mideastfood.about.com/od/middleeasternfood101/a/taseography.htm]Read more about tasseography[/link]
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