MORE THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT TEA

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