Each day I will provide a little bit more about the fascinating world of tea!
Tea Trivia Day 1:
Historical notes and facts about tea indicate this ever-popular beverage originated in China some 5,000 years ago. It was discovered in 2737 BC by Chinese Emperor Shen-Nun, who was considered a divine healer, when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.
Yet it took nearly 100 years for tea to reach other parts of the globe. Dutch traders were the first to bring tea to the West in the early 1600s where it later became a commonly accepted staple of trade.
There are more than three thousand varieties of tea that are grown in mountainous areas around the world. Whether you sip black, green, oolong or white tea depends on what happens after the flush, when the top two leaves and bud are harvested, processed and shipped.
Yet it took nearly 100 years for tea to reach other parts of the globe. Dutch traders were the first to bring tea to the West in the early 1600s where it later became a commonly accepted staple of trade.
There are more than three thousand varieties of tea that are grown in mountainous areas around the world. Whether you sip black, green, oolong or white tea depends on what happens after the flush, when the top two leaves and bud are harvested, processed and shipped.
Tea Trivia Day 2:
Tea bags were invented in America in the early 1800s, and were initially used to hold samples of teas brought from India. Today, 96% of all cups of tea served around the world were made using teabags.
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