Originally was applied to black China tea and to tea from Indonesia. Break An amount of tea, comprising a given number of chests or sacks of tea. Brick tea Common grades of China and Japan tea mixed with stalk and dust and moulded into bricks under high pressure. Originally, these bricks were used by Asian travellers as a convenient way of carrying the tea they needed to drink and the bricks were also used to barter for other goods. Broker A tea taster who negotiates the selling of tea from producers, or the buying of tea for packers and dealers, for a brokerage fee from the party on whose behalf the broker is working.
Butter tea is served in a basin and often a lump of butter is added when serving.
It was served in Tibet and then in India. The most common variety of India tea, produced in Cachar district of Assam. Caddy The name given to a tin or jar of tea, which takes its name from the Chinese or Malayan word 'catty'- a term used to describe the weight of one pound of tea. In the past tea caddies were equipped with a lock and key. Today, the tea trade's international botanical name for the tea plant.