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Did you know that after water it is the number one
most popular drink in the world? Read on to find out more! These are
some crazy things you didn’t know about tea.
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The eastern world has been drinking tea for nearly 5,000 years. The west
has only been drinking it for 400.
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Blocks of solid tea were used in Siberia as money up until the 1800s.
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The United States invented tea bags in
1904. Some purists consider this the worst invention ever!
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Ireland drinks the most tea in the world per capita. Britain is second.
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It is the national drink in Iran and Afghanistan
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There are over 1,500 different types of tea
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China produces the most tea in the world and it is closely followed by
India.
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Ice tea is another invention of the United States although rumor has it
that a British tea merchant invented it at the 1904 St. Louis World
Fair.
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85% of the tea consumed in the United States is iced tea
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After water, tea is the most consumed beverage on
Earth
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Black tea is called red tea in China
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The world's most expensive high tea meal is found at
the Ritz Carlton in Hong Kong. It costs nearly $9,000 per couple.
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Black tea accounts for 75% of tea consumed globally
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After the Boston Tea Party, tea lost popularity in the
US. Today coffee is still more popular
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Tea wasn't always popular in Britain. It arrived in
1657 but wasn't until the second half of the 18th century that it really
took off.
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Lipton is the world's best selling tea brand
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South Carolina is the only US state with a major tea plantation
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Most of the world's tea is grown in mountainous tropical regions |