Te The Drink That Changed The World

“This was the routine of the old China trade. These were the commodities traditionally brought to China and traditionally carried away. And at the heart of the trade was tea. It came from no other place. India did not then produce any, nor Ceylon, Java, or Formosa; Japan was inaccessible; the world perforce drank China teas. Above all, the English drank them” (17).

One of the largest points that the author makes is the significance of tea to the people in the colonies. While there were many who thought that tea was evil and caused health issues, the overwhelming majority of colonist were obsessed. Tea was something new and seen as a luxury item. It took a six-month voyage for the EIC to bring to the precious leaves to Boston. Once there, it was auctioned to those who could afford it. While the bourgeoisie sipped their tea and

“For all the Tea in China -How England Stole the World 's Favorite Drink and Changed History

Saberi, H. (2010). Tea Comes to the West. In Tea:A Global History. [Adobe Digital Editions Version]. Retrieved from http://site.ebrary.com/

Tea became a mainstream drink in Asia around 100 BCE. It then became a mainstream drink in Europe around 1610 CE.

Tea: Tea began as a luxury drink, and then trickled down to become the beverage of the working man. The story of tea is the story of imperialism, industrialization, and world domination. According to Chinese tradition, the first cup of tea was brewed by the emperor Shen Nung. Before tea was a beverage, it was used for medicinal purposes and foodstuff. Tea became a daily drink in China around the third century A.D. As the Industrial Revolution of 18th and 19th centuries gained steam, tea provided some of the fuel. Factory workers stayed alert during long, monotonous shifts thanks to welcome tea breaks. The beverage also had unintended health benefits for rapidly growing urban areas. Chewing leaves and rubbing them on wounds were ways that tea was used for medicinal purposes.

The Tea that reach America from china inspired new addictions, new trade connections and new forms of luxury, new social critiques and simmering provincial inferiority. Many caffeinated drinks had come before the tea however this was a new drink to the English-speaking world. Nevertheless, this drink did not come without its own problems (50).

It also served as a food stuff, until it became a drink. According to Monks ( Buddhist) tea help with meditation, so it play an important part in Buddhism. Tea was used socially, people in both China and Japan, also in England would gather together for tea parties. While at these tea parties, people would have enjoy a cup of tea which helped the mind to stimulate intellectual conversations and debates. People drank a lot of tea because it help prevent waterborne disease. It served as a the main trade for China and Japan.

When mediocre tea leaves meet the best water, tea became the best; however, mediocre water with the best tea leaves only results in mediocre tea.” Above quotations are some representative examples of describing the relationship between water and tea. They have shown that, the evaluation of tea as a drink always goes along with the quality of water during the late-Ming period. Tracing back to the Tang Dynasty, drinking water has already played an important role in tea drinking; however, the understandings of water, including the taste of water and the relationship between water and tea were much simpler, because the flavor of water had not been stressed by tea experts yet. When Lu Yu (733-804?), known as the Sage of Tea, was writing The Classic of Tea in 760s, he had already noticed the importance of the quality of water in tea drinking. In the fifth chapter of this classic, he had categorized drinking water into three types and ranked them by their connections with tea.

A major change was the way in which tea was consumed and served. The Chinese originally drank tea in its simplicity, enhancing the natural flavors of the brew. They drank the tea in handless cups that could be held without the dangers of getting burnt since Chinese tea was served lukewarm. However, the British did not follow the Chinese tradition and rather, changed it to meet their own cultural standards. The British preferred to flavor their tea with sugar and milk so that the drink was sweetened, less bitter, and creamier.

Through my study of sixty-nine pieces of tea literature circulated in early modern China, I argue that a new discourse and a new series of aesthetic principles on tea tasting was created by a community of scholar-official tea connoisseurs based on their commonalities in perceiving and understanding tea and tea-related objects. This commonality, on one hand, originated from their shared educational training through reading classical texts; on the other hand, depended on their experiences in sensing things through their bodies in forms of cultural practices. Both of their education and cultivation played significant roles in the formation of the cultural identity of scholar-official tea connoisseurs, who, with their writings, further influenced

Looking back to ancient China, those who could not afford leaves in their tea would serve guest hot water. Alongside the idea that tea is considered a treat, it can create as an image of rebellion or friendliness. In the American Revolutionary War,

For its oriental, tranquil looks, suggestively more health conscience ingredients and international wording 'Arizona ' green tea has gained popularity. It now follows the line of many other drinks which have entered this age group over the years, it appeals first to a few, who want to be different and then to almost everyone else to be more like the rebellious. 'Arizona ' Green Tea has not only established a market for its product, but has become

The aesthetic principle created by the Song tea drinkers and their appreciation of the original flavor of water continued to the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, since loose tea, which tastes bitterer than both Tang and Song styles of tea, was adopted by scholar-officials and people from other classes, the original flavor/the sweet flavor of water was valued even more during the tea drinking in the late-Ming era. The bitterness of tea was appreciated when other flavors, such as the taste of salty or the flavors of spices, were removed from the tea due to the popularity of loose tea consumption. Timothy Brook has mentioned that the scholar-officials were the major practitioners of the Song style cake tea drinking in the early Ming era but later they

In the nineteenth century, the British established massive chai plantations in South Asia adding to what China and India were already producing. Several years later, this beverage’s popularity went through the roof following introduction of mechanized tea production. Ultimately, chai consumption became deeply ingrained in