I like tea.
Not that wussy stuff in bags.
Real TEA, the kind that comes as loose leaves. You have to steep it in an infuser (like one of those little mesh balls or something).
True Tea has to contain the plant Camellia Sinensis. Based on the time of picking and drying preparation, this can be made into various final products like green teas, black teas, oolong or white tea.
Other drinks commonly accepted as "tea" are things like rooibos (pronounced Roybus) or herbal infusions. I have no problem still calling it "tea".
Let's talk tea.
And please please please add your favorites (or hated varieties).
Posted On: 2008-03-25 11:29:27
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Europeans IN India and China universally drank the green tea, as it had a finer flavor, but they shipped black tea back to England, because the trip around the horn of Africa took 8 months, at best, and green tea would rot in the damp ship holds, while black tea all arrived in good condition.
Also, Tea became so important to the British economy that the crown ordered the tea houses to keep a supply to last 18 months in warehouses in London, in case a disaster should interrupt the tea trade. So, Tea for general consumption in england had been in storage for 26+ months before it went on sale...