Mythological History of Green Tea...
that tells of the Chinese Emperor awaiting his kettle of water to boil, when some stray tea leaves fell into his water.
He drank the potion and was delighted with the flavour. His subjects followed the Emperor’s example of including it in his diet, and so began thousands of years of cultivating, harvesting, brewing and drinking green tea. With the beginnings of trade and discovery of other nations beyond their borders, China tea was transported in compressed 'cakes' across the trade routes over long distances and had to be preserved for its arrival in far off countries.  The Chinese steamed the leaves of the tea plant on bamboo trays. The leaves were then ground into a fine pulp which was called ‘tea mud’. Tea mud was left in the air to solidify and harden. The ‘cakes’ were left in the sun to bake - thus preserving the tea. The names and symbols of the makers were stamped onto the hardened cakes before being exported. This process was recorded by the Tang Dynasty, and as early as the 9th century, great health benefits were noted by drinkers of green tea.
 It was initially the knowledge that green tea calmed one and provided a relaxing feeling, which was responsible for its being taken up in a far bigger way by Western nations. Nowadays, green tea is very trendy, an often discussed topic and has become an increasingly popular drink, widely acknowledged by the health and scientific communities for the healing powers of its antioxidants. There are 3 tea groups; green, black and white. They all come from the same plant; the Camellia Sinensis. Green tea is now drunk most widely in the Middle East, China, Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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