If You're A Serious Tea Drinker Or Aspire To Be One, Then Learn The Facts About Tea To Help You Get The Best There Is.

If you want to know more facts about tea - congratulations, you are serious about the second most popular drink in the world.  The British have been drinking tea for the last 350 years and today drink 165 millions cups of tea per day!  98% of tea consumed in Britain is with milk.  You can drink your tea with lemon instead or just have plain tea.  If you like it sweet, then white sugar or honey is the way to go.  In North America most tea consumed is iced tea.

Another interesting fact is that ALL tea comes from the same plant, Camillia Sinensis and the main varieties are black, green, oolong and white.  The leaves are picked and then dried, rolled in special machines to release enzymes and juice, giving it flavor and aroma.  Black tea leaves are fermented in a room with controlled temperature and humidity. Green tea uses the leaves nature provided, steaming or heating them after harvesting, then they are rolled and dried.  Originally all tea was green tea and came from China.

Tea is also a healthy drink and has more antioxidant properties in one cup than an apple. The typical cup of tea contains less than half the level of caffeine of a typical coffee and if consumed without milk or sugar has NO calories.  Cold tea is good for sunburn and swelling.  If you want more fun facts about tea, go online to find more interesting information.