Tea | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-07

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Tea


00:01:18 1 Etymology
00:04:45 2 Origin and history
00:14:03 3 Cultivation and harvesting
00:16:52 4 Chemical composition
00:18:55 5 Processing and classification
00:20:21 5.1 Additional processing and additives
00:20:56 5.1.1 Blending
00:21:26 5.1.2 Flavouring
00:21:59 5.1.3 Milk
00:24:25 6 Preparation
00:24:34 6.1 Black tea
00:25:54 6.2 Green tea
00:26:40 6.3 Oolong tea
00:27:19 6.4 Pu-erh tea
00:27:50 6.5 Masala chai
00:28:10 6.6 Cold brew tea
00:29:07 6.7 Pouring from height
00:29:58 7 Tea culture
00:35:55 8 Production
00:36:18 9 Economics
00:37:20 9.1 Labor and consumer safety problems
00:37:52 9.2 Certification
00:39:06 9.3 Trade
00:39:44 10 Packaging
00:39:52 10.1 Tea bags
00:41:03 10.2 Loose tea
00:41:52 10.3 Compressed tea
00:43:12 10.4 Instant tea
00:44:59 10.5 Bottled and canned tea
00:45:34 11 Storage
00:46:37 12 Gallery



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SUMMARY
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Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub (bush) native to East Asia. After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world. There are many different types of tea; some, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour, while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes.
Tea originated in Southwest China, where it was used as a medicinal drink. It was popularized as a recreational drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and tea drinking spread to other East Asian countries. Portuguese priests and merchants introduced it to Europe during the 16th century. During the 17th century, drinking tea became fashionable among Britons, who started large-scale production and commercialization of the plant in India. Combined, China and India supplied 62% of the world's tea in 2016.
The term herbal tea refers to drinks not made from Camellia sinensis: infusions of fruit, leaves, or other parts of the plant, such as steeps of rosehip, chamomile, or rooibos. These are sometimes called tisanes or herbal infusions to prevent confusion with tea made from the tea plant.