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Cider

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Cider is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice, produced in many styles ranging from dry and still to sweet and sparkling. It has a long tradition across apple growing regions of northwestern Europe, especially England, where cider making dates back at least to the medieval period, and Frances Normandy and Brittany regions and Spains Asturias region, each with its own distinct varieties of cider apple and production methods. Cider is typically lower in alcohol than wine and is often served chilled, and in several producing regions it holds a cultural importance comparable to wine or beer in local food and drinking traditions.

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Origin Period, From (Year)
from 1200 1
Origin Region
Britain (Celtic Britain) 2
origin-start-year is left unfilled: the earliest recorded reference (Julius Caesar's Gallic campaign, 55 BCE) predates the Common Era, and this atlas has no confirmed live convention for encoding a BCE year through the fact queue, so a fabricated positive-year value was avoided.
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Apple, Ingredients
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1. Cider (Wikipedia)
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The word cider is first mentioned in Middle English in biblical use as sicer, ciser ("strong drink", "strong liquor") in the 13th century and as sither(e) / cidre "liquor made from the juice of fruits" ? "beverage made from apples" in the 14th century.
2. Cider (Wikipedia)
WikipediaGeography and origins subsection
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The first recorded reference to cider dates back to Julius Caesar's first attempt to invade Britain in 55 BCE where he found the native Celts fermenting crabapples.
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