Tea Facts

TEA FACTS

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A delicious cup of Ceylon black tea can stimulate you and revive your spirits. Thousands of years ago Chinese started the ritual of tea drinking which developed and spread farther, and today has enveloped the whole world. There is a national tea month, various events and celebrations around tea and high tea in top hotels. In many countries, a tea is what a person starts the day with.

Here are some interesting tea facts for you!

Tea is inarguably the most popular drink in the world, after water.

Tea comes from the plant Camellia sinensis. It is native to Asia and is reported to be first grown in China commercially.
The same Camellia sinensis plant gives black, white, green, oolong, and yellow tea. Young tea leaves undergo different processing methods to produce different tea products.
Reportedly, the Chinese have been consuming tea for more than 2,000 years and some argue that tea is the “mystic” medicinal plant mentioned in the Hindu Epic Ramayana. It was introduced to Sri Lanka by the British in 1800s.
Queen Catherine of Braganza (Queen of Charles II) of England is the one to be thanked for making “afternoon tea” fashionable during the 17th century.
At first tea was drunk for its herbal goodness and medicinal properties. Even though today it is consumed socially, its medicinal properties are not forgotten.
Tea consumption of the world comprises of 90% black tea, 4% of green, and 1% each for oolong and flavored tea.
Americans invented iced tea! 80% of the total population of the USA consume iced tea.
Americans also invented the tea bag. This is because one had to brew a whole pot of tea to drink just one cup; the same pot, if reheated, would result in a stale tea, therefore had to throw away. Precious tea was wasted. Today a tea bag contains exactly the right amount for a single tea and wastage is prevented.
Ceylon tea is considered one of the top quality teas in the world. Various teas have their own brewing techniques and timings. Using clean water boiled to a hundred degrees is a must for a delicious cup of Ceylon black tea.
Understandably the honour of commercial tea cultivation and creating a market for it worldwide, has to go to the British. The Portuguese and the Dutch also contributed in taking tea over the borders of Asia. It was introduced to Europe by Portuguese Father Jasper de Cruz in 1560.
It is believed that tea has an impact in lowering possibilities of liver disorders, diabetes and even stroke. However, it is not scientifically proved that green tea helps lose weight.
It is estimated that on any given day 84% of the Arab population and 78% of the Russian population drink tea, mainly Ceylon black tea.
The term "Tea" is driven from early Chinese dialect words such as "Tchai", "Cha" and "Tay”. It is adopted to Urdu as “Chai”, which is used in almost every country with slight variations.
Lu Yu wrote the first book on the topic of "Tea" in 800 A.D.
Tea is consumed with a myriad of additions. Adding lemon is considered “English”, milk, Asian and butter Himalayan. Middle Easterners add mint. Many other nations drink it with herbs and spices such as cinnamon, cardamom and chamomile.
Caffeine found in tea is half the amount of caffeine found in coffee.

You should

know

Here are some interesting tea facts for you!

Tea is inarguably the most popular drink in the world, after water.
Tea comes from the plant Camellia sinensis. It is native to Asia and is reported to be first grown in China commercially.
The same Camellia sinensis plant gives black, white, green, oolong, and yellow tea. Young tea leaves undergo different processing methods to produce different tea products.
Reportedly, the Chinese have been consuming tea for more than 2,000 years and some argue that tea is the “mystic” medicinal plant mentioned in the Hindu Epic Ramayana. It was introduced to Sri Lanka by the British in 1800s.
Queen Catherine of Braganza (Queen of Charles II) of England is the one to be thanked for making “afternoon tea” fashionable during the 17th century.
At first tea was drunk for its herbal goodness and medicinal properties. Even though today it is consumed socially, its medicinal properties are not forgotten.
Tea consumption of the world comprises of 90% black tea, 4% of green, and 1% each for oolong and flavored tea.
Americans invented iced tea! 80% of the total population of the USA consume iced tea.
Americans also invented the tea bag. This is because one had to brew a whole pot of tea to drink just one cup; the same pot, if reheated, would result in a stale tea, therefore had to throw away. Precious tea was wasted. Today a tea bag contains exactly the right amount for a single tea and wastage is prevented.
Ceylon tea is considered one of the top quality teas in the world. Various teas have their own brewing techniques and timings. Using clean water boiled to a hundred degrees is a must for a delicious cup of Ceylon black tea.
Understandably the honour of commercial tea cultivation and creating a market for it worldwide, has to go to the British. The Portuguese and the Dutch also contributed in taking tea over the borders of Asia. It was introduced to Europe by Portuguese Father Jasper de Cruz in 1560.
It is believed that tea has an impact in lowering possibilities of liver disorders, diabetes and even stroke. However, it is not scientifically proved that green tea helps lose weight.
It is estimated that on any given day 84% of the Arab population and 78% of the Russian population drink tea, mainly Ceylon black tea.
The term "Tea" is driven from early Chinese dialect words such as "Tchai", "Cha" and "Tay”. It is adopted to Urdu as “Chai”, which is used in almost every country with slight variations.
Lu Yu wrote the first book on the topic of "Tea" in 800 A.D.
Tea is consumed with a myriad of additions. Adding lemon is considered “English”, milk, Asian and butter Himalayan. Middle Easterners add mint. Many other nations drink it with herbs and spices such as cinnamon, cardamom and chamomile.
Caffeine found in tea is half the amount of caffeine found in coffee.