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Travellers Tales, Chat and a Great Cup of Tea
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TEA - INFORMATION, CHAT AND SALES |
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Tea is the world's most popular prepared drink. It was discovered by Chinese Emperor Shen Nung in 2737 B.C., when a tea leaf accidentally fell into the bowl of hot water he was drinking. |
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"You are what you drink"
Green tea has 0 calories.....
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It is easy to make a poor cup of tea. Float a tea bag in some milk, pour in some nearly-boiling water, mash the tea bag against the side of the cup with a spoon, fish out the tea bag and throw it away. Terrible! Tea should be made with whole leaf, freshly-drawn, freshly-boiled water in a warmed pot and allowed to brew. The result will be nectar of the Gods... |
The best of the best:
How tea is graded
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Although there are many different teas, there is only one tea plant, camellia sinensis. The Latin word translates as “Chinese camellia,” and indeed the bush is a relative of the flowering camellia well-known to gardeners. All types of tea, except herb teas, derive from this evergreen plant. Similar to wine, one species accounts for many varieties of tea. As with wine, differences of soil, elevation, and climate are crucial to the character of the tea. A great deal of its quality and flavor depends on which leaves are plucked and how they are processed afterwards. There are two different types of camellia sinensis, the China type (c. sinensis sinensis) and the more widespread Assam type (c. sinensis assamica). These two types and their hybrids account for about 3,000 varieties.
The wild camellia sinensis can grow up to a height of 60 feet. Cultivated tea bushes, however, are pruned back to a maximum of five feet. Viewed from above, tea gardens look like a dense green mat, furrowed by narrow paths. The hilly terrain of the Darjeeling region in northern India requires intricate paths of plantings that curve around mountain slopes. From each tea bush, only the first few inches of growth are plucked. For the finest of all teas only the very tips of each plant are used -- two leaves and a single bud. |
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