Tea Tradition in the UK

TEA TRADITION IN THE UK

The origins of tea

It was born around the 3rd century B.C., in the , a region of the South of China. It was a medicinal and it was made with some leaves ( ). Then, with Tang dinasty, tea became known also in Japan, Korea and in the Middle East. In this period Lu Yu wrote "Cha Jing" a tea treaty. This period is called "The Golden Age of Tea".

Yunnan

Camellia Sinensis

TEA IN EUROPE AND IN THE UK

Then, in the 17th century, tea arrived also in Europe with Portuguese, Spanish and British merchants. English nobels loved it and so the demand of tea increased. But the request was too high, so in the 19th century went to China and he stole tea plants. After that, he brought them to India, a British colony. Here, tea plants were cultivated and the

Robert Fortune

UK was able to produce tea.

THE TEA TRADITION IN THE UK

In the U.K. a lot of people drink every day a cup of tea with some cakes, at 5p.m.. It's a tradition that was born about 1840. English people, in the 1800s, had only 2 meals a day: breakfast and dinner. For this reason, the , in the afternoon, was hungry. So, she tried to drink some tea and have some cakes around 5p.m.. She appreciated it so much, and it became a royal tradition. Later, in the 1900s, it became common among rich people and, finally, among other people.

Duchess of Bedford Anna

THE TEA TRADITION IN THE UK

In the U.K. a lot of people drink every day a cup of tea with some cakes, at 5p.m.. It's a tradition that was born about 1840. English people, in the 1800s, had only 2 meals a day: breakfast and dinner. For this reason, the , in the afternoon, was hungry. So, she tried to drink some tea and have some cakes around 5p.m.. She appreciated it so much, and it became a royal tradition. Later, in the 1900s, it became common among rich people and, finally, among other people.

Duchess of Bedford Anna