Tea Trivia, Origin of Tea, Types of Tea, Tea Plantations, Tea Productions, Tea Grading, Tea Tasting & Glossary, Tea and Health
Tea Trivia
The first definitive book on tea, ‘THE CH’A CHING’ is written by Lu Yu in 800 A.D.
In the year 1680 the concept of adding milk to tea was developed in Europe.
Tea remained popular in France for only 50 years, being replaced by a stronger preference of wine, chocolate and exotic coffees.
Until the sixth century, tea was consumed primarily as a remedy for headaches, kidney trouble, poor digestion, ulcers and to guard against “the noxious gasses of the body and lethargy.
The first samples of tea reached England between 1652 and 1654.
In 1904, at St. Louis World’s Fair in United States, a tea plantation owner served the first “ICED TEA”. It was the hit of the fair.
Four years later, Thomas Sullivan of New York, developed the concept of “Bagged Tea” to avoid the mess of tea leaves in kitchens.
Experienced tea pickers collect up to 70 pounds of tea a day by hand.
One tea bush will produce tea for at least 50 years.
A single pound of tea will yield about 180 cups of brewed tea.
Every 100 kg.s of fresh leaves makes 13 kg.s of black tea.
