MORE THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT TEA
Added on: 2nd May 2015
AFTER WATER, TEA IS THE MOST CONSUMED
BEVERAGE ON EARTH
BLACK TEA IS CALLED RED TEA IN CHINA
THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE HIGH TEA MEAL IS
FOUND AT THE RITZ CARLTON IN HONG KONG.
IT COSTS NEARLY $9,000 PER COUPLE.
BLACK TEA ACCOUNTS FOR 75% OF TEA
CONSUMED GLOBALLY
WHEN TEA IS SERVED IN CHINA GUESTS TAP THEIR
FINGERS ON THE TABLE SEVERAL TIMES TO SHOW THEIR
GRATITUDE TO THE HOST
AFTER THE BOSTON TEA PARTY, TEA LOST POPULARITY
IN THE US. TODAY COFFEE IS STILL MORE POPULAR
TEA WASN'T ALWAYS POPULAR IN BRITAIN. IT ARRIVED
IN 1657 BUT IT WASN'T UNTIL THE SECOND HALF OF THE
18TH CENTURY THAT IT REALLY TOOK OFF.
BEFORE THAT, IT WAS USUALLY SMUGGLED INTO ENGLAND
AND SOLD IN COFFEE HOUSES ONLY MEN WERE
ALLOWED TO ENTER
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