The Tea Remix

Raw tea leaves are processed by oxidation and drying. To process a green tea, only a very small amount of oxidation can take place. This usually is done through steam or a gentle heat source. This tea only takes a day or two to process. To brew green tea you usually just drop the processed leaves directly into a tea kettles of hot water. The leaves will unfold to reveal their full shape. You can then use a filter to strain the leaves out of the hot water, or you can drink the tea with the leaves in the water. Some people enjoy eating the tea leaves after they brew green tea. Although you can buy green tea that has been packaged in tea bags, green tea is best when it is brewed from the whole leaf.

Tea has been a staple in Chinese and Indian culture since ancient times, but China is considered to be the birthplace of tea. In fact, tea was once used as currency in China.

Many cultures have come to love and enjoy the beverage. In China the tea ritual is part of the Buddhist religion. In England “tea time” and “tea parties” were established among the British. In England and Ireland it is common to drink black tea sometimes called “English Breakfast Tea” with milk and sugar.

There are a variety of tea beverage today including iced tea, Thai iced tea and Chai tea. Iced tea is very popular in the United States and has become so popular that there is an official iced-tea spoon for stirring the beverage. Today tea is the second most popularly consumed beverage ion the world. The only beverage more popular is water