Tea as a plant that changed the world
It was the trigger for two major wars, the Opium War, and the American War of Independence
It has a unique and charming charm
It was born in China, conquered Europe, and influenced the world
Tea is well known in China
And its footprints have long been all over the world
Tea drinking customs and cultures in various regions have their own vivid characteristics
Tea from different regions will be endowed with different cultural heritage
It blends the cultural spirit of the East and the West
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English black tea
Tea Queen
In 1662
Princess Catherine of Portugal married King Charles II of England
Her dowry included 221 pounds of black tea and a variety of exquisite Chinese tea sets
The beautiful queen always drank black tea in her harem
Catherine
At some court banquets
When people toasted for her
She held up her special cup
Took a sip of this amber drink
It's not as intoxicating as wine
It's glamorous and fascinating
Her every move became a topic of conversation
Just like the stars now, they wear clothes, eat and drink, and other things
It has become a trend that everyone is competing to imitate
Queen Catherine also had another name
"Tea Queen"
Tea, which was originally expensive, was also due to the increase in imports
Prices have also slowly come down
This tea-drinking ethos was completely prevalent in Britain
Became the most popular "national drink"
The British have the custom of drinking afternoon tea every day around 4 p.m
At that time, no matter how busy the British people would put down their work and go to the tea room for a nap
Earl Black Tea
In the world's tea landscape
Britain has always been a strange existence
It is the only one that does not produce tea at all
But the whole people love tea in the country
In The Tea of the British
Black tea is the only protagonist
Chinese whether they drink black tea or green tea, they are used to drinking clearly
But the essence of English black tea lies in blending
A perfect cup of English black tea
It is not only the quality of the tea that is required
For other blending ingredients
Even the blender's technique has strict requirements
Almost 90% of the tea leaves on the UK market are blended teas
In addition to the tea The British were fine plus
Milk, flower, peel, spice essential oil
Common flowers are rose, jasmine, chamomile, lavender, licorice, peppermint, lemon leaves
In terms of peel, lemon The peel of orange is also a classic ingredient for British black tea
Common spices are vanilla, cinnamon, cloves, pepper and so on
Essential oils are also the main oils of the above ingredients flowers, citrus and spices
The English aristocracy played with tea in their spare time
Therefore, in the continuous play, tasting, some fixed blending ingredients and methods have been formed and renamed
For example, the famous 19th-century Queen Victoria's favorite
Earl Black Tea
Earl's tea is usually based on relatively light and elegant black teas such as Darjeeling, Highland Ceylon tea, and Chinese tea
But its soul lies in the highly recognizable citrus oil
As well as classic lemon and orange peels
A fresh and charming pot of classic Earl's black tea is born
In addition to the classic formula
Earl's Tea with herbs such as lavender, orange peel, lemon and other herbs
Made with the addition of milk foam and vanilla syrup to make a new style earl tea
Both are improved versions of Earl's Tea
The above is the origin of British black tea and trivia
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‘Everything stops for tea.’
"When the bell rings four times in the afternoon, everything in the world stops for tea in an instant."