Summer is the perfect time to enjoy a nice cold iced tea, but how do you make iced tea? Can you make iced tea with loose tea? Do you need special equipment? Can you make iced tea from scratch?
You don’t need pre-made iced tea mixes or special tea bags to make iced tea. You can make delicious iced tea at home easily with ingredients you already have in your kitchen. You don't even … [Read more...]
Types of Tea
All types of tea come from an evergreen plant of the Camellia family – Thea sinensis. Three varieties of this plant – from China, Assam, and Cambodia – are used for commercial tea production.
The Chinese plant, Camellia sinensis, is a bush that grows to a maximum of 15 feet, and produces 2-inch long leaves for up to 100 years.
The Assam plant, … [Read more...]
History of Tea: From Discovery to Modern Day
Discovery of Tea: A History of Tea in China
Tea was accidentally discovered in 2737 BCE, in China, by the emperor and father of Chinese medicine, Shen Nong. One day, while sitting under a wild tea tree, a few leaves fell into simmering water he was preparing. When he drank it, he found it delicious.For centuries, tea was used primarily in monasteries as a medicine or a … [Read more...]
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