According to the production method and the degree of processing, There are seven major types of tea in China, China loves to drink green tea, but Europe loves to drink black tea.
First, why is Chinese black tea red in Europe?
1, underdeveloped maritime transportation, so that Chinese black tea became famous in one fell swoop.
From the sixteenth to the beginning of the seventeenth century, with the increasing frequency of exploration and trade activities, The shipbuilding technology of Europe was also greatly improved, and the emergence of a special merchant ship, the Dutch flying shear ship, and the Europeans imported all kinds of goods from the far East by sea: spices, porcelain and tea.
At that time, China was rich in green tea, and at the beginning, all that Europe brought back from China was actually green tea. But the distance is too far, a round trip, most of the year is gone.
Even the later new flying boat competition from Fuzhou, China, to England took up to three months. And green tea, when properly preserved, has a shelf life of only about one year.
Coupled with the greater humidity at sea, the storage environment is harsher, and the green tea that is transported to Europe is not green tea, and the original fresh and fragrant green tea is no longer fresh, but also becomes bitter, and the taste, aroma and taste are greatly reduced.
Later, Fujian Wuyi Mountain went deep into the local tea farmers in the coincidence, created the originator of black tea in the world today - Zhengshan small species, because black tea is a fully fermented tea, in the process of transportation, put a put taste is better, was brought to Europe after the success of one fell swoop.
In 1662, Princess Catherine of Portugal married King Charles II of England, Princess Catherine, who drank black tea, and brought a dowry of 221 pounds of black tea and a variety of exquisite Chinese tea sets.
2, thanks to the eating habits of Europeans
Animal husbandry is one of the important industries in Europe, according to relevant records, from the new era, Europeans have begun to drink milk, milk and sugar, in the Western diet structure, occupies a very important position.
Among all the teas, only black tea with a hint of sweet aroma, mild taste aroma, mellow taste, most suitable for drinking with The sugar milk used to Europeans, the inclusiveness of black tea is an important reason for its integration into European life.
Second, why do more people in China love to drink green tea?
1, most of China has green tea, north to Gansu, south to Hainan, all tea-producing areas almost all produce green tea, that is to say, most people can contact green tea.
2, compared with other teas, green tea has a longer history, ancient tribute tea is mostly green tea, today's top ten famous tea in the green tea also accounted for most of the majority.
3, green tea is the simplest type of tea brewed in the six major teas, a cup of water, a pot of hot water, a pot of tea is enough.
Nowadays, the transportation speed and storage technology have been greatly improved, and green tea is also loved by more and more people abroad.
But why is it that the same storage-resistant Pu'er tea has not been fired abroad?