Tea Around The world

Hye everyone, that visiting, welcome to my new post "Tea around The world". Well other than coffee tea is also considered as the most famous famous beverages around the world. Let see a little bit background about tea.

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Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the camellia sinensis (scientific name for the tea leaves) . The procedure is almost the same as making coffee.
Tea originated in Southwest China during the Shang Dynasty, where it was used as a medical drink. An early credible record of tea drinking dates to the 3rd century AD. in a medical written by Hua Tuo. But during the 17th Century drinking tea became fashionable among Britons who large started larges scale production and commercialized it.

Now lets see how tea is served around the world..

1. China

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The traditional Chinese tea ceremony, Gongfu Tea is an incredibly detailed process, down to the elaborate designs on its small pot and cups. The ritual also involves a tureen, strainers, tongs, tea towels, a brewing tray, and "scent cups," which are used solely to sniff—not drink—the very strong and bitter brew.
Guests are invited to smell the leaves before brewing. This is just the first of many steps, along with warming the cups with a wash of the tea's first brew. The second is drinking, and the tea will be ideally be poured by arranging the cups in a circle, pouring from high in one continuous motion, around and around until each cup is full. Guests are expected to cradle the cup—and its accompanying saucer if there is one—in two hands, to sip slowly and savor the flavor, and then cradle the empty cup to relish in the aroma after the tea is gone.

2. Japan

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Like China, this island nation also has highly detailed ceremony with names like Chanoyu, Sado, or Ocha. The movements of the brewer in these processes are carefully choreographed to care and consider the viewpoint of the guest being served. These ceremonies include everything from the preparation of the home to how guests are invited into it, the order in which utensils are brought into the room, the cleaning and warming of these tools, the actual brewing, and the cleanup. Details vary depending on the time of day and season, but the powdered green tea Matcha is the preferred blend. It is served with sweets to play against its bitter flavor.

3. Malaysia

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Our Famous Teh Tarik is one of the most memorable beverages for our nation. Its so famous it become like one of our cultured beverages. It brewed with black sugar, and condensed milk. but what makes it special is how it mixes.  To achieve its distinctly frothy texture, Malaysian brewers pour the beverage back and forth between mugs, giving the liquid repeated access to cool air as it flows from one glass to another. As this tradition developed, so too did the showmanship of its making. To watch teh tarik being mixed is to witness an energetic "Tarik" dance, where the brew behaves as a partner, leaping to and fro without a drop ever being lost! 

Malaysia Boleh!

4. The United Kingdom

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Tea was introduced to England in the 1 7th Century, but the iconic British tradition of afternoon tea took nearly another 200 years to catch on. In 1840, standard meal times placed lunch at midday and dinner late, around 8 p.m. or so. Anna,the seventh Duchess of Bedford , requested her household staff prepare a sort of mini-meal around 4 p.m., where tea and a selection of cakes or small sandwiches would be served. Her example inspired the upper class, and then spread across the country, spurring the proliferation of tea gardens where customers could enjoy tea and cake in a lovely setting. Today, tea is a major element of Great Britain's identity and day-to-day life.

5. Iran

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After tea caught on in India and China, the taste for it spilled down the Silk Road and into the Middle East by the 15th century, sparking the rise of tea houses known as chaikhanehs. But it wasn't until the 20th century that Iranians began growing their own black tea, making it a nationally embraced beverage, which now welcomes guests and is a crucial element in social life. A silver tray customarily carries in the drink, which is accompanied by a bright yellow rock candy called nabat. So constant is tea's presence in Iranians' lives that its kettle will be kept on a stove burner all day. Tea is served very strong. Rather than mixing in sugar to counteract the bitterness, you're encouraged to place a sugar cube between your front teeth and suck the strong brew through it.

6. Russia

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The tea traditions of Russia were forged in its leaner days, where food and drinks needed to be stretched to serve as many as possible. From these shortages came zavarka, a loose-leaf tea concentrate brewed in a small metal container called a samovar. In this vessel, a very strong (usually black) tea is brewed and then served in large mugs. However, you wouldn't dare fill the mug. Instead, guests take an inch or less of this powerful concoction that they then tame with boiling water as desired. Russians typically drink it black, but hosts will offer milk and sugar, as well as an accompanying snack. Serving zavarka without cookies, crackers or some other munchable is to serve it "naked" and is considered wildly rude.

7. Tibet

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Forget the “milk or lemon” debate. How about adding some salty butter to your tea? Po Cha, the traditional tea of Tibet, is made by boiling a brick of Pemagul black tea for hours. From there, milk, salt, and yak butter are added, and the mixture is then churned together. It's said this blend with a soup-like consistency is uniquely comforting and fortifying in the high-altitude and cold climates.

This is how tea is served around the globe, every country has a different style serving it as much as culture behind it. It has unique properties from these leaves that make us cherish it so much. Anyway I think this is all from me or this post. Until  we meet again in the next post. Cheerio!