10 interesting facts about tea

1. Drinking tea is less likely to lead to a “caffeine overdose”, than the consumption of coffee, despite the fact that its content is greater in tea than in coffee. The high level of antioxidants in tea slows down the absorption of caffeine, which provides a “softer” increase in concentration in the body and a longer period of concentration without failures.
2. Tea is considered the most popular drink on the planet. About 3 billion cups of tea are drunk in the world per day! China is the leader in consumption. All residents of China consume about 730 kg of the product per year. But if these figures are calculated on the basis of one person – the leader of Turkey. One inhabitant of this country uses about 3.5 kg of tea leaves per year.
3. The loudest and largest Tea Day is celebrated in Sri Lanka and India. But the main tea-producing countries – Tanzania, Kenya, Vietnam, Nepal, Uganda, Indonesia, Turkey, China, Myanmar, Argentina – are not left out. These countries produce approx 90% of the total world volume of tea. 60% of them are the leaders China and India, which is more than 3.5 million tons per year.
4. There is in China the legend of the origin of tea. According to her, the drink was “discovered” in 2737 BC. Emperor Shen Nong during his journey. The emperor’s servants were boiling water for drinking and washing, and a few tea leaves accidentally got into it. The drink attracted Shen Nong’s attention with its aroma, and later others liked it so much that it became a national pride.
5. In Japanese, words “tea” and “lashes” are pronounced and written the same. One legend says that the tea tree grew from the eyelashes of the founder of Chan Buddhism, Daruma. To be like the Buddha and not fall asleep during long meditation, he cut off his eyelids and buried them in the ground. Bushes grew from them, from which Daruma’s followers collected leaves and brewed a drink – tea.
6. The most popular type of tea on the planet is black. Its consumption is approximately 75% of the total world volume. But it is interesting that in China black tea is called red, and the Chinese hardly drink it, prefer different types of green tea and puerh. The most popular traditional pu-erh in the Celestial Empire is Shen Puer from Yunnan Province.
7. The most expensive tea in the world is a type of Chinese tea Da Hong Paohim the cost reaches 250 thousand dollars for 1 kg. The name translates as “big red robe”, it is associated with the Ming imperial dynasty. There are only 6 bushes of this type of tea left in the world, their age is 350 years. It is impossible to find this variety on sale, it is enjoyed by high-ranking Chinese officials from the last stocks.
8. The inventor of the tea bag – American entrepreneur Thomas Sullivan. In 1904, he realized that transporting tea in metal cans was expensive, and tried to pack it in silk bags. One of Sullivan’s customers accidentally dropped a bag into water, and it turned out that the drink did not change its taste and aroma. Later, expensive silk was replaced by cheaper materials.
9. Green and black tea are made from leaves collected from the same bush, but in different ways. For green tea varieties, the collected leaves are pre-processed with steam (temperature 170-180°C), then dried and excess moisture is removed, subjected to oxidation for 2 days and then heating is stopped. Collected leaves for black varieties of tea are fermented for 14 to 30 days.
10. People who like black tea suffer less from caries thanks to the fluorine that is in the tea leaves. Fluorine strengthens the enamel, prevents the development of bacteria and tartar deposits on the teeth. But there is a nuance here: in order for tea to strengthen enamel, it must be drunk without sugar.

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