tea

     

Tea is an infusion mae by steeping processed leaves, buds, or twigs of the tea bush, Camellia sinensis, in hot water for several minutes. The processing can include oxidation, heating, drying, and the addition of other herbs, flowers, spices, and fruits. The four basic types of true tea are black tea, oolong tea, green tea, and white tea. The term "herbal tea" usually refers to infusions or tisane of fruit or herbs that contain no Camellia sinensis.

Trivia about tea

  • In the 1770s bergamot was used to brew this while the American colonies boycotted the British product
  • Joseph & Edward Tetley opened a shop to sell this product in 1837
  • Always offer your guests their choice of cream or lemon at the afternoon party named for this beverage
  • If the queen invites you to an afternoon party, you'll probably sip this
  • We enjoy our cups of this more when servant John Brown adds whisky to them
  • In England, a "cuppa" is a cup of this
  • Our drinking game: if someone on C-SPAN says, "Madam Speaker", take a sip of Darjeeling this
  • Fancy a cuppa, luv? Cuppa is a cup of this
  • At many Japanese hotels, guests enjoy cha-no-yu, the ceremony celebrating this, perhaps in late afternoon
  • Like ginseng, kudzu finds its way into medicinal & herbal varieties of this beverage
  • The lecture was champagne to most of the audience, but it wasn't really "my cup of" this
  • In the title of a play by Robert Anderson, it's paired with "sympathy"
  • In 1953 Tetley introduced bags filled with this to Britain
  • To achieve the best flavor, this should steep for 3 to 5 minutes prior to being served
  • The Duchess of Bedford brought this afternoon custom to England about 1840
  • Darjeeling is classified as a "black" type of this beverage
  • In the late 1800s, gowns named for this hot beverage were worn at afternoon gatherings
  • Henry Fielding wrote, "Love and scandal are the best sweeteners of" this beverage
  • Assam, a black type of this beverage, is known for its full body & strong flavor
  • In a traditional Chinese dish, hard-cooked eggs get a marbled appearance by being simmered in this beverage
  • (Sarah of the Clue Crew reads the clue in Rio de Janeiro.) Around 1900, Confeitaria Colombo was Rio's most elegant cafe, with the cream of society stopping by for cha da tarde, a spot of this
  • In 1770 England repealed all of the Townshend Acts except the tax on this commodity
  • Malawi's chief exports are tobacco & this, which is highly popular in Britain around 4 p.m.
  • "A Chinese plant, of which the infusion has lately been much drunk in Europe"
  • To give the brain a quick antioxidant fix, sip the green variety of this drink; herbals aren't as potent
  • If you visit the Singapore Zoo, stay til late afternoon & have this British meal with an orangutan
  • In the American colonies in the 1770s, the British East India Company had a monopoly on the sale of this beverage
  • The Boston Port Bill, part of 1774's Intolerable Acts, wanted to recoup payment for the illegal destruction of this potable
  • The "high" form of this meal should feature sturdy food such as eggs rather than dainty little sandwiches
  • This drink is used in the traditional Japanese ceremony of Chanoyu
  • In song it's "a drink with jam and bread"
  • When its coffee crop was destroyed around 1870, Ceylon switched to growing this
  • In Britain this industry is dominated by a few brands including Tetley, Typhoo & Twinings
  • A 19th c. duchess who felt faint in the afternoon began the British custom of serving tiny little cakes with this beverage
  • It's both a favorite beverage & a major export
  • Checkerberry is also called mountain this, the beverage it's often boiled to make
  • The lapsang souchong type of this beverage is treasured for its smokey flavor & aroma
  • The infamous tax on this was used to save the British East India Company from bankruptcy
  • In 1774 the owner of the Peggy Stewart was forced to burn his ship & its 2,000-pound cargo of this taxed item
  • In a diner, a hot spot isn't a popular nightclub; it's a spot of this hot drink
  • If I ask for some "you & me", I'm not hitting on you, I merely want this, especially in the afternoon
  • An act passed by Parliament July 2, 1767 allowed duty-free exports of this to America--Party!!
  • Bangladesh produces about 60,000 metric tons of this a year
  • The Cutty Sark was built in 1869 to carry crates of this cargo from China
  • A bit longer than a cocktail dress, one hemmed to end at the shins is this beverage "length"
  • On February 4, 1771 to summon the Pennsylvania assembly into session to repeal the duty on this commodity
  • A samovar is a large urn traditionally used to make this
  • I go to the cafe at American Girl Place to dine with my doll at this "afternoon" meal named for a beverage
  • Gunpowder is a green China type of this beverage
  • In 1774 New Jerseyites dressed as Indians burned this in Greenwich; a similar "Party" occurred earlier in Boston
  • If you're ailing, your diet might be reduced to toast & this, such as Lady Grey
  • For some real zing, try Zingerade, which combines lemonade with the Red Zinger type of this
  • One of the world's most popular beverages is this drink made by boiling certain shredded leaves in water
  • In 1700 Nahum Tate penned "Panacea: A Poem Upon" this beverage (he was British poet laureate, after all)
  • A Gershwin song says, "The way you wear your hat, the way you sip" this... "They can't take that away from me"
  • The orange pekoe grade of this has some of the smallest leaves
  • High ____rose
  • 1953:"...and Sympathy"
  • It's the most widely consumed beverage in the world

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