10 Quick Facts About Tea
Teas have been brewed, seeped, iced and enjoyed for thousands of years all over the world.
Some cultures taken their love for nature’s refreshing beverage to extraordinary measures; the British during the bloody battles of World War 2 would take time out of the fighting and drink their tea. Southern people in the United States of America, have a tradition of sun-brewing tea, and then icing it down, so to enjoy cool, healthy refreshment during those hot, humid summertime days.
- Tea was first discovered in China around 2000BC, but the Chinese are not the leading consumers of the tasty drink.
- The largest producer of tea is India.
- The world’s leading exporter of tea is Kenya.
- The largest consumers of tea are India, China and the UK.
- Iced tea debuted at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and soon garnered national popularity amongst the masses, but the iced tea originally was widely popular in the 1860s in the American South.
- Tea varieties are broken down into 4 basic types, which include: black, green, oolong and the rare white leaf types. Teas actually have many sub-varieties that are determined according to the growing process of color, oxidization or no oxidization of the leaves. As the leaves are allowed to color change, then the flavor can intensify in richness and complexity.
- Tea connoisseurs whom expect and can afford only the finest and most expensive green teas in the world, might sit-down and sip on a piping hot cup of Tieguanyin tea. This very rare green tea is grown and produced in the Fujian province of China can be savored for $15 per cup in an upscale tea house or purchased for around $1,500 per pound, so to enjoy on one of those lazy afternoons.
- Not all teas are produced from the tea bush. Herbal teas are can be brewed by using the leaves, barks, twigs flowers, roots and seeds from certain types of trees and berry bushes.
- Herbal tea can be brewed using such things as: pine needles (a rich source of vitamin C), natural mint leaves, Gotu Kola leaves, Ginseng root, Licorice root, Chamomile, and for added flavor using lemongrass and ginger gives the tea an extra kick.
- Herbal teas are widely known for its health benefits, good nutrition and rich anti-oxidants as well as its pleasant taste.
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Athlyn Green, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
The blooming teas are unique. I never go through a day without drinking tea!
B Nelson, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
I drink caffinated tea every morning, and decaffinated tea (of some variety) every night.. cannot stand the smell of coffee since having a child, but I love tea. thanks
Dee Gold, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
I like tea and this facts are interesting.
Mark Gordon Brown, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
People can also grow some of their own teas right in their own yards.
havent seen you for a while Nelson, good to have you back
Rana Sinha, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
Nice to see you back Nelson after a long tea break!
Louie Jerome, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
I am a tea drinker. I stopped smoking 12 years ago and lost the taste for coffee.
Uma Shankari, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
Interesting article. Enjoyed reading.
Nelson Doyle, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
Hi Everyone -
Thanks for sharing all of your thoughts and tea loving habits with us.
I too drink several glasses of tea everyday, especially in the hot, humid day conditions of West Tennessee. I just would not know what I would do to cool off and keep hydrated on those days when the daytime temps can exceed 100 degrees coupled with 90 to 100% humidity. It’s a great time to catch a mess of catfish, but an absolutely miserable time for the fishermen.
I haven’t been writing too many of these types of articles in quiet sometime, but it is time to get back to what I started out doing when I joined Triond. I am going to start writing a series of articles such as this one, because they are really fun to write for me.
Thanks my friends for dropping in and please, feel free to drop me a line privately, anytime.
God Bless,
Nelson Doyle
Duff D Moss, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
Indeed – such a variety of taste. The Kenya fact surprised me a little. Knew they were big on coffee, not so much on tea.
Purnomosidhi, posted this comment on May 13th, 2009
I like your info..
Marie Milton, posted this comment on Aug 21st, 2009
Nice Article Nelson : ) I must definitely find time to read through this again : ) I loved it : )
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Mr Ghaz, posted this comment on May 12th, 2009
Great post!..well written piece and very informative article about Tea..must read..nice pics too..well done and thanks for sharing this great stuff