Amusing considering, Britain actually supplies very little tea and the world's tea in fact comes from India and China.
Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub (bush) native to East Asia.[3] After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world.[4] There are many different types of tea; some, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour,[5] while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes. Tea has a stimulating effect in humans primarily due to its caffeine content.[6]
Tea originated in Southwest China during the Shang dynasty, where it was used as a medicinal drink.[7] An early credible record of tea drinking dates to the 3rd century AD, in a medical text written by Hua Tuo.[8] It was popularised as a recreational drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and tea drinking spread to other East Asian countries. Portuguese priests and merchants introduced it to Europe during the 16th century.[9] During the 17th century, drinking tea became fashionable among the English, who started large-scale production and commercialisation of the plant in India. Combined, China and India supplied 62% of the world's tea in 2016.
The term herbal tea refers to drinks not made from Camellia sinensis: infusions of fruit, leaves, or other parts of the plant, such as steeps of rosehip, chamomile, or rooibos. These are sometimes[10] called tisanes or herbal infusions to prevent confusion with tea made from the tea plant.
There's also some very good organic teas in the US - Choice Tea - it's organic and fair trade.
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Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub (bush) native to East Asia.[3] After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world.[4] There are many different types of tea; some, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour,[5] while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes. Tea has a stimulating effect in humans primarily due to its caffeine content.[6]
Tea originated in Southwest China during the Shang dynasty, where it was used as a medicinal drink.[7] An early credible record of tea drinking dates to the 3rd century AD, in a medical text written by Hua Tuo.[8] It was popularised as a recreational drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and tea drinking spread to other East Asian countries. Portuguese priests and merchants introduced it to Europe during the 16th century.[9] During the 17th century, drinking tea became fashionable among the English, who started large-scale production and commercialisation of the plant in India. Combined, China and India supplied 62% of the world's tea in 2016.
The term herbal tea refers to drinks not made from Camellia sinensis: infusions of fruit, leaves, or other parts of the plant, such as steeps of rosehip, chamomile, or rooibos. These are sometimes[10] called tisanes or herbal infusions to prevent confusion with tea made from the tea plant.
There's also some very good organic teas in the US - Choice Tea - it's organic and fair trade.
And my second go-to brand... Rishi Tea
Rishi can be served hot or cold, which is wonderful and has various brands.
There's also teas that are herbal supplements - such as Blood Sugar tea with mulberry.
And of course.. Harney and Sons
There's many many others. So I think I'll pass on Yorkshire tea.