History of Tea
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How Lemon Came to Tea
Lemon and tea. They go together like, well, like birthday cake and mustard—at least in my opinion. For many people, however, lemon is an essential part of the tea-drinking experience. But how did this pairing come about? Finding a definitive answer isn’t easy, but a few historical connections offer some clues. One notable example comes… Continue reading
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Early American Tea Drinking
The history of tea in the United States stretches back to a time before the country even existed. The Boston Tea Party remains one of the most well-known events in American history, though we’ve covered it extensively before—see this collection of articles on the Boston Tea Party and colonial tea history for more detail. Even… Continue reading
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Green Tea: The Early Years
When I was younger, I wasn’t particularly aware of tea. What I did know was that “tea” and black tea seemed to be one and the same. I’m sure there were tea drinkers in the United States who enjoyed other varieties, even back then. But for many Americans, the growing popularity of green tea—along with… Continue reading
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A Very Brief History of Tea Smuggling
Today, tea is one of the world’s most accessible beverages. Today, tea is one of the world’s a grocery store or premium loose-leaf teas from a specialty merchant, obtaining tea is generally a simple matter of walking into a store or placing an online order. That convenience would have seemed extraordinary to many tea drinkers… Continue reading
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Oolong Tea – A Historical Perspective
This will hardly be a thesis, but I thought it might be interesting to get a little bit of historical perspective on oolong, that type of tea that is generally less known than black and green but better known than relatively obscure teas such as white, yellow, and puerh. Needless to say it’s not mentioned… Continue reading
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Myths and Legends of the Boston Tea Party
It’s been a while since I’ve been a student, so I don’t know what the curricula is like these days. But there was a time when anyone who had passed from the hallowed halls of elementary school had a fairly thorough grounding in that famous incident in American history – the Boston Tea Party. You… Continue reading
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Tea Time With Great Historical Figures
So which great people throughout history drank tea and which did not? This is hardly the place to do an in-depth review of the topic, but we can be pretty sure about the tea drinking habits – or lack thereof – of certain great historical figures based on where and when they lived. It’s likely… Continue reading
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Tea in the Western Hemisphere
We’ve all heard of the Boston Tea Party, but tea came to the Western hemisphere long before that. Time to follow that trail and see just when tea was brought here and by whom. Once upon a time (some say as long as 5,000 years ago), a studier of plants in China was boiling some… Continue reading
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Green Tea Throughout History
Americans have likely consumed more black tea varieties than any other type over the past several decades. However, one of the more intriguing discoveries from tea history is that earlier generations in the United States may have consumed just as much green tea—or perhaps even more. This little-known fact sparked my curiosity and led me… Continue reading
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Jonas Hanway’s Essay on Tea
It’s not surprising that many English writers of earlier centuries felt compelled to weigh in on tea. After all, it was a relatively recent arrival to Britain in the 17th century and didn’t reach widespread popularity until decades later. Opinions on tea were sharply divided. While some commentators praised it enthusiastically, others warned that it… Continue reading
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