East Asian coal briquettes
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east-asian-coal-briquettes-186-17606406
title:
East Asian coal briquettes
text:
East Asian coal briquettes, also known by the names yeontan (Korean: 연탄) or fēngwōméi, are coal briquettes used across East Asia for home cooking and residential home heating purposes. They were first invented in Japan, then propagated through the rest of East Asia in the early 20th century, although their usage is now uncommon in contemporary Japan and South Korea. Made from a mixture of lignite coal dust and a gluing agent that keeps the dust particles together, they became a popular alternati
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description:
Japanese invention used for heating
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Asian_coal_briquettes
date created:
2007-09-06T07:31:19Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T06:21:38Z
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