Alternate Beverage Experiance
- Camellia Sinesis, the tea tree is native to parts of India and China.
Chinese emperor was the first person to drink tea leaves as a be-
verage. Until late 1800s tea was not prepared as we know it today
tea leaves were ground into a coarse powder, thrown into a pot of
hot water and consumed in its entity.
- In late 1800s proper fermenting and steeping methods were deve-
loped that are applied until today.
- Four types of tea are produced - White tea - a very rare tea consists
mostly of young buds. This tea has the most caffeine of all teas.
- Green tea prominent to China and Japan. It is famous for its antioxidant
properties is gaining popularity.
- Oolong tea - a semioxidizd green tea leaves steep into a golden liquor
and have more distinct flavor than green of white teas.
Alternate
Beverage Experiance