Tea Culture Around the World

Great gourmet food is never complete without the pairing of good beverages. According to the statistics, coffee, tea, and cocoa are ranked the top three beverages that are enjoyed by people. Among these three, today we are shining our spotlight on tea!

Tea as the Worldly Popular Beverage

Ranked after water, statistics show that tea is the 2nd most consumed beverage around the globe. To put it in another way, about half of the earth’s population enjoy at least a cup of tea every single day. Both the production and consumption of tea are having a steadily growing trend. In 2020, around 600 thousand gallons of tea leaves are being produced!

The reason why tea gains such popularity is countless. But one of the most significant ones must be its benefits to one’s wellbeing. The Chinese poet Su Shi once wrote that tea is even more effective than any magic potion when one is trying to stay healthy. The health benefit of different tea varies according to their fermentation. It is advised to pick the right tea according to the health effects you want to attain:

●Green Tea: To refresh the brain, soothe the throat, detox, and reduce heat trapped in the body.

●White Tea: Detox and reduce heat trapped in the body, soothe the throat, refresh the brain, whiten the complexion.

●Red Tea: Warm the body and boost blood circulation, warm up the stomach, ease diarrhea symptoms, eliminate excess humidity in the body, brighten the eye, comfort the tummy.

●Black Tea: Good to the stomach, eliminate grease in food, good for post alcohol.

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Tea Culture Around the World

1.Turkey

Turkey is the record holder for being the largest consumer of tea! In Turkey, people are particularly fond of red tea. They will brew the tea with a 2-layer teapot, where they put the leaves on the upper level and the water on the lower level. After pouring boiling water into the pot, a nice pot of fish red tea is done! Turkish will enjoy their tea in a tulip-shaped cup and adjust their tea with only water or cube sugar.

2. Morocco

Mint tea is Moroccans’ favorite cup of tea. There is a traditional practice in which Moroccans will enjoy a cup of mint tea after a big banquet or party. They even taste it like tasting whiskey, and that is why the other name of mint tea is Morocco’s Whiskey. The key to a cup of Moroccan mint tea is the generous amount of sugar. Locals will blend mint tea leaves with green tea leaves, brew the cup with boiling water along with spoon after spoon of sugar to attain that minty sweet beverage.

3. Great Britain

British are famous for their tea culture. Similar to Turkish, the British loves red tea but with a little twist by blending a few different tea leaves together. That is how the famous Earl Grey Red Tea, Ceylon Red Tea, the English Breakfast Tea, and Darjeeling Tea were born! Another difference between British tea and Turkish tea is the condiments. Sugar and milk are considered good tea mates in Britain.

4. China

Last but not least, the tea culture of China is without a doubt worth mentioning. Chinese values tea a lot. In the old days, tea is even considered to be one of the ‘seven necessities’. The most popular tea in China would be Puli Tea, which is also a synonym of traditional Chinese tea culture. Another special element about Chinese tea must be the form of tea. Different from any other countries where loose tea leaves is the majority form of tea available, you will find tea leaves pressed as round cakes in China! This special tea form was developed when people from the old era were looking for a way to preserve Puli Tea!

Devour a cup of Global Tea at Home

Craving a cup of tea with exoctic flavours? Our selection of global tea is here at your service to bring your taste buds to travel around the world!

Terre d'Oc Organic Discovery Tea Set: includes all 12 classic teas flavors, from white and green teas to black teas.

TWG Iced Tea Gift Box: choose between TWG Caravan Tea or TWG Cocktail Hour. The former presents the mystery flavor of Chinese pearl green tea with a hint of mint ad citrus. The latter is a combination of black tea and green tea which taste like a gorgeous crimson flower with a rum fragrance.

Fook Ming Tong Chinese Tea Gift Set: contains 4 different types of traditional Chinese favorites.

Florté Mini Tea Set: includes 6 different types of herbal tea leaves for freshness.