Category Archives: All About Tea
Common Chinese Herbal Teas
Common Chinese Herbal Teas Chinese herbal teas are also called Tisanes and are not, technically speaking, actually teas. Rather, they are infusions made from herbs instead of tea that is made from the Camelia Sinensis plant. The essence of the herb is extracted when the tea is steeped in hot water. Chinese herbal teas are traditionally used for their healing, medicinal properties. Many varieties are also enjoyed simply for their taste, however. China is known for producing an entire pharmacy of herbs, making the herbal teas from there increasingly popular today. The Beneficial Properties of Chinese Herbal Teas The caffeine-free … Continue reading
The Many Teas Of China
The Many Teas Of China You may be familiar with the Chinese saying, “Firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, and tea are the seven necessities to begin a day.” Even though tea is listed last, it is still obvious how important the tea is for the Chinese. Thousands of Chinese tea varieties exist. These are usually classified by processing, quality, preparation methods, and so on. However, when considering tea in terms of quality, there are in fact eight classes of Chinese tea. These consist of black tea, green, white, oolong, yellow, red, flower, and compressed tea. Let’s examine all these … Continue reading
Taxes And Tea Smuggling In 18th Century England
Taxes And Tea Smuggling In 18th Century England In 18th century England, tea smuggling was as much a problem to the government of the day, as drug smuggling is to the government of today. Since its introduction to the western world, tea has grown in popularity and is now the second most popular beverage in the world after water. Throughout its history tea demand has grown as a result of its good taste, health and medicinal properties and increasingly efficient channels of production and distribution. Perhaps the most important benefit of tea for tea drinkers is that aura of good … Continue reading
The History of Tea
The History of Tea For the last few weeks, we have been supplying you with interesting articles about coffee – and there are still a lot to come as we sort our research into interesting articles. But we have also been researching that other most popular drink –Tea. So where better to start, then at the very beginning – the history of tea. What it is, where it came from, who discovered it and how it evolved into the popular, indeed ritualistic habit that it is today. It comes in many forms – black, green, white and in many different flavours. Over the … Continue reading
