The tea trade found itself in particularly hot water a little more than one-hundred years later when the Boston Tea Party broke out. Tea didn’t reach Europe until the early 1600s, and also didn’t kick off its official import into England until the following 60 years. They had begun incorporating other flavors into their brews, such as ginger root, scallions, cornelian cherries, and citrus rinds. ![]() the Chinese were brewing more than just plain green tea leaves. Whether or not the tale of the emperor is true, we do know for sure that by 722 B.C. The herbal aroma that arose with the steam from the pot caught the emperor’s interest. (nearly 5,000 years ago) when, as ancient legends claim, Emperor Shen Nung accidentally discovered the concept of tea when a few leaves of a nearby Camellia sinensis tree (now known as the green tea tree) were blown into a pot of water he had been busy boiling. And while it’s true that England’s love of tea has been steeping since sometime in the 17 th century, the origin of tea actually belongs to China. ![]() ![]() It’s safe to say that when most of us think of “a cuppa tea,” our minds immediately envision our ole British chaps across the pond. Regardless of what you think about tea mixing, we can all agree that there's a lot to say about tea boxes, so let's get to it! 2. Incidentally, I think the teabox they used in The Big Bang Theory was this one, although they laser engraved the word TEA to the lid afterward.
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