Research on tea
Origins
It is known that tea has originated in china in the earliest AC centuries as a medicinal drink. It quickly became popular in East Asia.
Spread
Tea was brought to Europe as “chai” by the portuguese in the 16th century. Its popularity rapidly spread, becoming Britain’s favourite drink in the 17th century. The british introduced tea to India in order to break China’s tea monopoly, thus becoming the biggest tea traders in the 18th and 19th century. India became, for a while, the biggest tea producer in the world.
Types
Main:
Black,
White,
Green,
Oolong,
Pu-erh
Flavoured:
Earl Grey,
Masala,
Jasmine,
Others(Ginger, Blueberry, etc.)
Infusions:
Leaves,
Fruit,
Flower
Production
To this day, China and India are strongly leading the tea production industry. Even so, tea production is strong in the rest of Asia, in South America and South Africa. My thoughts are to look at tea from non-leading producers, such as Argentina or Brazil.
