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Archive for the ‘World’ Category
Thursday, April 29th, 2010
While it is true that tea is said to have originated in China some 5000 years ago, tea is also indigenous to India and has been drunk there for nearly 3000 years. China tea differs from indigenous Indian tea which is generally referred to as Assam tea because it is the eastern Indian state of [...]
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Tags: Assam, China, Darjeeling, India, legend, tea
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Monday, April 5th, 2010
The cup of tea that we all enjoy today has a long and colorful history that dates back thousands of years. There are a number of very interesting legends that surround it and the way that tea came to be used as a beverage for a vast number of peoples the world over.
Shennong and the [...]
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Tags: China, discovery, Health, history, Japan, legend, tea, trade
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Thursday, September 24th, 2009
The Chinese were the first Tea drinking people in the world, from where tea was exported all over the world, consequently becoming one of the most popular beverages. It is said that tea was accidentally discovered by Emperor Shen Nung (also known as Shennong, Yan Emperor or “Emperor of the five grains”) over 5,000 years [...]
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Tags: Chinese, holiday, Longjing, plantation, tea, tea estate
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Monday, August 10th, 2009
Did you know that in almost all languages, the word for tea is variant of either ‘tea’ or ‘Chai’? So basically, if you travel to pretty much any corner of the world, you can reasonably ask for a cup of tea, even if you cannot ask for the bathroom!
Etymology
The origin of the words used to [...]
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Tags: chai, culture, cuppa, dialects, languages, tea
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Sunday, May 31st, 2009
Tea is a plant that requires a certain kind of topography, climate and temperature to survive and thrive. The kind of topography and climate required for a tea estate is usually hilly and cool, making the region an ideal holiday destination as well. This is the reason that in many places in India the concept [...]
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Tuesday, May 26th, 2009
There is much that is newsworthy when you talk about the most beloved beverage in the world; that is tea. From AIDS cures to new blends, there is always something going on.
Recent news reports suggest that there is a global shortfall of the tea crop which has caused prices to spike upward sharply. Major tea [...]
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