EES Presents Food Ways: Chinese invented tea

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Celebrating International Tea Day! (Round-Up)

Today is May 21^st, and tea lovers around the world are celebrating.

Even though I am a loyal coffee lover, tea holds a special place in my heart because of my big sister. He made the tea in the world. Iced tea or hot tea, whenever we spent time together, tea was her drink of choice. I was so happy to be spending time with her, I drank the tea any way she served it – hot or cold. My tea memories are under “precious moments in life to appreciate FOREVER!”.

Tea has a rich history, cultural significance, and there are countless varieties or flavors. I used to think there was only one flavor, i.e., black tea. Later on in my adult life, I discovered all kinds of herbal teas. My Chinese friend often drank rice tea. My daughters drink everything from chamomile to matcha to … the list is too long!

At any rate, this blog post is a round-up of my various posts about tea. You probably think: 'For a person who loves coffee, you're sure do talk a lot about tea.' All I can say is: "Yeah! I do!" (O.o)

Enjoy International Tea Day! 🍵✨.

Sip a cup solo or share a pot with friends!

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BLOG POSTS ROUND-UP:

Food and Drink History : The Evolution of Tea

My Favorite Two (2) Fruit Teas: Cranberry and Black Cherry

Autumn is here! Is a Season Your Reason to Drink Tea?

First Food and Drink Experiences: Chai Tea

Four (4) Medicinal Flowers and Plants (to make tea)

5 Unique Caribbean Teas and Herbal Benefits (Guest Post)

Food and Drink History Lesson: English Tea (Guest Post)

Monday, April 22, 2024

Food and Drink History : The Evolution of Tea

With regard to the evolution of tea, we all know (or most of us are in agreement) that the Chinese invented tea. That was the beginning. :)

But did you also know that, in the beginning, before there were loose tea leaves, there were tea bricks; and these bricks were deemed so valuable that they could be used as currency.

In addition, there is a legend passed down through the ages (for about 5000 years) which credits a Chinese emperor named Shennong with the discovery of how to make a tea infusion. Yah! It seems the emperor was added to an extensive list of discoverers who discovered how stuff works by accident! :)

Fortunately, the rest of the world benefits and we can all enjoy cups of wonderful brewed tea.

♦ Lawrence Jean-Louis published Cool Mix Mingle; a cultural blog mainly about the diversity of the South Florida community - the Hispanic and African influences, the blend of East (Asian) and West (European and North American), the food, art, music and more. The preceding paragraphs above are a brief summary of her post which discusses the evolution of tea. My discovery of her blog was also accidental. But what an awesome find! :)

REFERENCE: Jean-Louis, Lawrence. "Tea: It's Evolution from the Tree to your Cup." Cook Mix Mingle. 15 Apr. 2015. Web.

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