Even though Africa is relatively new to the tea growing industry, it has become one of the largest tea producing regions in the world and for a good reason. African countries have had the benefit of being able to build on the experience of other producers.
In 1946 George Orwell wrote the essay “A Nice Cup of Tea”, which is still used today.
Many people wonder if decaffeinated green tea loses its health benefits due to the decaffeination process. The answer is yes, if the wrong decaffeination process is used.
Most pure tea comes from one plant, the Camellia sinensis which is part of the evergreen family. The leaves are glossy green with serrated edges. When allowed to flower, the plant produces a small white flower with bright yellow stamens.
A confusing aspect of tea is that a lot of the beverages we commonly refer to as “tea” actually aren’t tea at all.
It is believed that Chinese people have enjoyed tea drinking for more than 4,000 years. Legend has it that Yan Di, one of three rulers in ancient times, tried many different types of herbs in search of medicinal cures.
The great thing about tea is all of the amazing natural flavors and fragrances that can be added to enhance the natural flavors and to create an enticing drink to suit anyone’s taste.
Everyone knows that antioxidants are good and help provide several health benefits to our bodies. However, what are free radicals and what do they do to our bodies?
The Great Tea Road which was the route starting in China and traveling through Russia and Mongolia, supplying Europe with great quantities of tea in the 19th century.
The harvest time for tea leaves depends largely on the region in which they are being grown, and can also vary from season to season in regards to the fluctuations in weather. Timing the harvest is of the utmost importance because it can take only a few days for a bud to appear, open up and grow into a large leaf. If the optimum harvest time is missed a whole crop can be destroyed.
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Every painting, every drawing hides a poem, a story and is a little piece of the puzzle to wholeness.
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