Whether you are searching for tea for men, for women or any other person: it is always interesting to find out how something you might want to purchase is being made. What steps must one follow to come from several elements to an actual product. When you aim to please someone by giving them tea, and they subsequently invite you over for a cup of tea, it would be very nice if you could introduce the production of the tea you are drinking as a tea-topic in the conversation. In this article you will read about how tea is being produced, where it was originally made and what flavors are generally very popular among tealovers. 

The production of tea

For the production of tea we have to travel all the way to Asia. It was in China that tea was first drunk. According to legend it was discovered in a forest about five thousand years ago. Leaves from a bush were said to have fallen in a pot with boiling water, after which a very pleasant smell started to spread. The earliest report of tea being drunk in the Western part of the world dates from 1559. To produce tea, plants have to be harvested after which it is treated to some degree (depending on the kind of tea). The leaves are then rolled, oxidized and dried. When sorted, they are ready to make delicious tea. Tea can be infused with other flavors (from fruit, for example) to create new delicious kinds of tea.

Popular flavors

Popular tea flavors include lemon, green tea, mint tea and breakfast tea. In England, Earl Gray is presumably the most popular tea. The popularity of flavors primarily depends on the part of the world where the tea is drunk. In Asia the culture surrounding tea will likely differ from that in the UK, meaning that the favorite flavors will likely differ as well. Generally speaking, fresh and fruity flavors are known to be popular in tea. Recently new kinds of tea, such as Bubble Tea, have gained popularity in western countries.