It's All About Tea — history

...It wasn’t until much later on, in the year 1191 that tea really started growing as a culture after being reintroduced by the Zen priest Eisai, who brought the seeds to Kyoto - the capital and cultural center of Japan at the time. (Read more)

Although Lu Yu is regarded by many current day tea masters as "the Sage of Tea" or even “the God of tea”, he is not the first person to discover it. Specifically, Lu Yu was known for his detailed account of tea written in his book The Classic of Tea or Cha Jing, and for perfecting the craft. The Cha Jing is known to be the first written account on tea culture in the world. (Read more)

The use of tea leaves began in southwest China more than 3,000 years ago and was originally used for chewing or eating.  Over time, the use of tea leaves expanded as people began to use them in cooking and to flavor their water. (Read more)

Tea bags account for close to 95% of all tea sold in the U.S., but they usually contain the cheapest material possible, delivering little more than a brown liquid. Here's a brief history of how tea bags came to dominate the market, and why high-quality loose-leaf tea is worth the switch. (Read more)

Coming after water, tea is the second most-consumed drink in the world. What comes as a surprise to many is that all teas – White, Green, Yellow, Oolong, Black, and Pu-erh – come from the same plant: Camellia sinensis. Anything else is more accurately called an herbal tea or a tisane. (Read more)