[www.keralites.net] 8 Tea myths that need to be busted

 

8 Tea myths that need to be busted  While tea is a must have for most of us, here are a few things we need to know about our favourite beverage... Masala chai, ginger tea and lemon tea we love tea so much we've named it again and again, but here are some things you might not know.We Indian love our tea - it cures all ills, whether it's simply with added milk, or soothing with a couple of spices. More than 165,000,000 cups being drunk in the UK every single day of the year, so chances are you've had a few already today of your advised four. Most of us kickstart our mornings with a generous cup of tea, and keeping sipping on this `energy drink' several times a day in small quantities, which makes us one of the high consumers of tea in the world. However, if you think that qualifies you on being a tea expert, you might want to think again. Here are some tea facts that'll surprise you. GREEN TEA IS BETTER FOR YOU Green tea is offered as a healthy alternative to black, but they both have health merits. It's all the rage and claims to do so many things that you'd think it was a super tea. But actually, both varieties come from the plant Camellia sinensis and both have similar amounts of antioxidants and minerals. BRITS INVENTED THE TEA BAG Teabags were not an invention Brits came up with, but it was invented by a nation that is more associated with coffee i.e. America. Although there are some records of loose-leaf bags being used in ancient China, the first labour-saving teabag was created by US tea merchant Thomas Sullivan, but it was sort of an accident. Around 1908 he started to sent samples of tea to customers in small silken bags.Some assumed that these were supposed to be used in the same way as the metal infusers, by putting the entire bag into the pot, rather than emptying out the contents. HERBAL `TEA' IS TEA It isn't. if you're a herbal tea drinker, it means you like what is known as `infusions' -beverages made from the infusion of herbs, spices or other plant material in hot water, and usually does not contain caffeine.In many countries, the word `tea' may only be used for leaves of camellia sinensis and therefore the phrase `herbal tea' is an oxymoron and cannot be used.These beverages are therefore labelled infusion or `tisane'. ADDING MILK MAKES IT WORSE FOR YOU Milky tea is no worse for you according to studies, so get adding that dairy . Some studies have suggested adding milk to tea undoes the heart-healthy benefits, but actually, the same amount of catechins (antioxidants said to reduce risk of some cancers) were absorbed from milky tea as from plain black tea, according to a study.This is a good thing as 98 per cent of us take milk in our tea, 30 per cent with sugar. TEA BREAKS WERE INVENTED BY MODERN OFFICE WORKERS Tea breaks are actually tradition which has been with us fo approximately 200 years.Initially when workers com menced their day at around 5 or 6 am, employers allowed a break in the morning when food and tea were served. Some employers repeated the break in the after noon as well. TEA DOESN'T GO OFF If you're crazy enough to leave your tea for a time, those little leaves won't be as fresh after six months. The flavour may not suffer, but the brew will lose its antioxidants. Make the most of the antioxidants by storing tea in a sealed container in a dark, cool place. WE'RE NOW A COFFEE DRINKING NATION Waking up with a warm cuppa coffee might be a new fad, but we Indians still prefer tea. As per a study conduct ed in December 2015, Indians drank as many as 176.6 cups of tea till in 2015, on a per capita basis; as opposed to a humble 16.6 cups of coffee that year. So a long way to go to catch up... DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEA COME FROM DIFFERENT PLANTS Black, green -there are so many other varieties these days besides the good old milk tea. But it turns out that they're all from the same plant. It's known by its botanical name Camellia sinensis.

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