Even the diets of the young women who were chosen to pluck the crop were monitored. They were strictly forbidden to eat garlic, onions and spices so that the odor would not get onto their fingers and contaminate the precious leaf. During this time a writer, Lu Yu, was commissioned to write the first book ever about tea. Cha Chang, known as the Classic of Tea, describes all possible aspects of the plant. Tea was blended and brewed in many different ways over years and Chinese growers began to develop different types of tea through processing.
China is still one of the world leaders in the tea industry today.
They produce some of the world s finest teas and tea ware. Next quarter we will discuss teas roots in Japan. Let s Talk Black Tea Seating is limited. Advance Registration Requested.