Tea is not only a favorite drink in China, but also in Britain. In Britain, there is a classic folk song that goes like this: "When the clock strikes four, everything in the world stops for tea." Even during the war, the British kept the habit of drinking tea.

Indeed, in British history, tea also triggered many wars, such as the North American War of Independence and the Opium War. The direct trigger of the North American War of Independence was the Boston Tea Party, and the outbreak of the Opium War was largely due to the serious trade deficit of British tea imports from China, so opium was used to balance the trade.

Then why do British people have a soft spot for tea?

First, drinking tea is a very elegant upper-class enjoyment in Britain. The English were first influenced by the Portuguese when they drank tea. 1662, Princess Catherine of Bragansa Dynasty (daughter of Portuguese King John IV) married King charles ii of England. The princess who likes tea brought tea to England.

After the beautiful and elegant Princess Catherine arrived in England, she soon became the focus of attention. The princess likes drinking tea very much and insists on drinking tea every day. Under her influence, drinking tea has become a life of the British royal family and a high-class life that people yearn for.

Secondly, tea not only tastes good, but also has the effects of refreshing, promoting digestion, reducing blood fat and supplementing vitamins. This is an excellent drink for the British who have been eating meat and bread for a long time, so after tea was introduced to Britain, the British soon fell in love with it. Before long, tea changed from a medicine to a drink and became popular all over Britain.

The third point is the tea tax. Because tea is deeply loved by Europeans, the tea trade is booming. As a big trading country in the world, Britain has made a lot of money from tea and tea taxes. Naturally, the British will not give up this fat meat.