After attending the World Tea Expo recently, I realized more than ever that Americans love affair with tea continues to flourish and grow.
The popularity of tea drinking in America has exploded. There are many reasons why. Not only does tea taste good, it is good for you. A myriad of teas have popped up in supermarkets, gourmet food stores, tearooms and restaurants. We now have tea bars devoted entirely to tea. There is a great deal of interest in green tea, which is often included as part of a healthy diet.
People are eager to learn about tea, from its history, processing and health benefits, it is indeed hip to sip.
When I first came to live in America ,more years ago than I care to remember, tea was not popular. The majority of Americans drank Coke a Cola and coffee. Tea was considered the drink of little old ladies.
Not anymore. Tea has been ‘discovered’ by Americans and their love of this ancient brew continues.
Hardly a day goes by when a new tea doesn’t hit the consumer market. The varieties available are mind-boggling.
There are literally hundreds of types of teas available here. Teas containing every dried fruit imaginable, teas mixed with jelly beans, popcorn marshmallows chocolate drops, peppermint candy, mint, dried fruit are but a few that come to mind. Some of these look almost good enough to eat, one feels one need hardly bother adding hot water to them. There are even teas that don’t contain any tea at all.
There are also a huge variety of good quality teas available to us at very reasonable prices. We have so many tea choices it is hard to decide what to try next. I am always open to trying new teas, but at heart as a Brit. a traditionalist, I take my black tea with milk, just like the Queen.
Did you know that next to water tea is the most widely drunk beverage in the world? The Irish drink the most tea per capita, followed by the English.
How many cup have you drunk today?
Author: Mary Elizabeth Evans
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