When it comes to drinking tea, the first thing that comes to mind is China, because tea originated in China. As early as three or four thousand years ago, China citizens began to drink tea. Because tea gradually spread to all parts of the world, tea also has a worldwide and diverse tea drinking custom. Tea-making methods came into being. Many countries like tea. Afghans believe that "China tea is the best in the world", and they like to use China tea best. In Afghanistan, teahouses can be seen everywhere, and people use tea instead of wine. No matter how difficult their life is, they drink several cups of green tea every day.
Teahouses can be seen everywhere in Pakistan, known as the "kingdom of milk tea". Every morning, most Pakistanis drink a cup of milk tea. This kind of milk tea is made by boiling tea leaves (mostly black tea) with water, taking out the tea leaves and pouring in fresh milk and sugar.
Kurds regard tea as life. "I'd rather not eat for a day than drink tea for a day." They have a special habit of drinking tea. Although they must drink strong tea every day, they can only drink one or two cups at a time. This kind of strong tea is made by boiling water and tea leaves and adding sugar.
Coincidentally, Moroccans in Africa also think: "One day without eating or drinking tea will do." They don't drink tea three times a day. If there are guests coming to our house, we must treat them with thin lotus sweet tea. This kind of tea is made by boiling green tea and fresh mint tea in water, and then adding sugar in a special iron pot.
Burmese people like to drink a strange kind of tea. It's strange because of its special preparation and taste. First, soak the tea leaves, then mix them with bean powder, chopped green onion, shrimp skin, shrimp, soy sauce and fried Chili powder, and sometimes add some salt. This tea is spicy, astringent, fishy, sweet and salty. They drank so much that others had to be surprised. Thais like iced tea. Put the crushed ice into the brewed hot tea and cool it before drinking. This may be because the weather in Thailand is hot. The habit of drinking iced tea is also common in America. From 65438 to the 1960s, Americans began to drink iced tea, especially in the south, and this is still the case today.
The history of tea drinking in the United States is not long, starting from18th century. However, when 1902 market appeared "bagged tea", the sales of tea increased greatly. In 1930s, Americans made a kind of "instant tea", that is, tea leaves were specially processed into small particles (usually containing sugar), which could be washed with water when drinking. It is very popular because it is convenient and fast.
The most noteworthy is Britain. The history of drinking tea in Britain is not long. When China tea was introduced to Britain more than 200 years ago, the British still regarded it as a rare treasure. Tomorrow, Britain has become one of the countries with the largest tea sales in the world, with an average of about 3.5 kilograms of tea per person per year. Some English people drink a cup of strong tea before getting up in the morning. Some people call it "bed tea". Usually everyone has afternoon tea (also called "dinner tea") and usually comes back at five o'clock in the afternoon. Not only tea, but also bread, butter, ham and fish. Sausages, sandwiches, vegetables, etc. Equivalent to a meal. British people love to drink black tea, especially China Qimen black tea. They used to drink tea with milk or lemon juice and sugar. However, with the rise of slimming craze, the British gradually fell in love with milk tea without sugar or beverage tea with various juices.
The second custom of drinking tea abroad
Japanese people have a soft spot for tea. It is said that Japanese people have studied China Lu Yu's Tea Classic more than China people. China congou tea and Chinese tea art have taken root and developed in Japan. Japanese tea ceremony and tea ceremony have followed the essence of China tea culture and incorporated new ideas through continuous understanding. Today, Japanese mainly drink green tea, among which there is a kind of emerald green tea. The tea leaves are slightly green at the end, and are brewed with tea sets such as ancient tea bowls and small handles. Tea leaves are astringent and sweet, and the sweetness has a strong corn flavor. In Japanese tea ceremony, old bowls made of coarse porcelain are used to show self-esteem. Japanese people get together to drink tea, and the teahouse is elegant and quiet. Wherever they are, they are regarded as distinguished guests. In the process of making tea and offering tea, they can see the personality and quality of the host, which is quite China congou. America is called the coffee kingdom, but surprisingly, about half of people drink tea. Tea sales in the United States exceed $65,438 billion annually. There are hundreds of kinds of China oolong tea and green tea on the American market, but most of them are canned Leng Cha. Americans drink tea differently from China. Most people prefer iced tea to hot tea. When drinking, put the ice cubes in the herbal tea, or put the herbal tea in the refrigerator in advance, smell the cold nose and sip the cold teeth, which makes your chest feel cool, like a spring breeze. Unfortunately, because this kind of tea is mainly used for drinking and cooling off the heat, this kind of warm and leisurely tea is not brewed in China, and the mood of drinking tea is also greatly reduced. Germans also like drinking tea. Germans drink tea, which is both ridiculous and beloved. For example, German also produces scented tea, but it is not jasmine, magnolia and Milan-scented tea in China. Their so-called "scented tea" is made of various petals and dried fruits such as apples and hawthorn, and there is no tea in it. It is really "flowers without tea". China scented tea is exquisite and fragrant; German scented tea, seeking the truth of petals. You need to put sugar in German scented tea, otherwise it will be sour and astringent because the flowers are too thick. Germans also buy China tea, but when drinking tea at home, the tea leaves placed on a fine metal sieve are continuously washed with boiling water. The washed tea leaves flow into the teapot through a funnel installed under the sieve, and then the tea leaves are poured out. Some people from China visited German families and found that their tea was light in taste and color. When asked, I realized that Germany has a unique habit of "making tea".