Histortea
This American political protest in 1773 involved colonists dumping chests of tea into a harbor to protest taxation without representation.
The Boston Tea Party
A traditional British cream tea is incomplete without warm scones, clotted cream, and what?
Jam
After boiling, this type of tea should be steeped for the shortest time, typically 1 to 3 minutes, to prevent bitterness.
Green Tea
What compound is commonly found in green tea
antioxidants
A refreshing herbal infusion made from the leaves of the spearmint plant.
Peppermint
In the 19th century, this British-controlled company began cultivating tea in India to break China's monopoly on the global tea trade.
The East India Company
This spice-heavy, milky, sweet tea blend from India is served hot and is a staple beverage across the subcontinent.
Masala Chai
This practice is used by many tea drinkers to warm the teapot and teacups before adding the leaves and hot water.
Prewarming
The oil extracted from this citrus fruit is added to black tea to create the popular flavored blend known as Earl Grey.
Bergamont
This South American beverage, often shared in a communal gourd with a metal straw, is made from the leaves of the yerba plant.
Yerba Maté
The vast majority of tea in Britain and the American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries came from this Asian country.
China
The name of the Japanese tea ceremony, meaning "the way of tea."
Chanoyu
The ideal water temperature range, in Fahrenheit, for brewing delicate white and green teas.
160°F to 180°F
An overpopularized term on tea quality for one of the most famous teas as of now.
Ceremonial grade matcha
This is the plant species from which all true teas (white, green, oolong, black, and Pu-erh) are derived.
Camellia sinensis
This Duchess is often credited with popularizing the social ritual of "Afternoon Tea" in England in the 1840s.
Anna, the 7th Duchess of Bedford
This North African country serves its mint tea with generous amounts of sugar and a dramatic, high pour to create foam.
Morroco
This Chinese term describes a highly concentrated method of tea brewing that uses multiple, very short infusions.
Gongfu(cha)
What word describes the act of removing tea leaves after they have steeped long enough?
Draining
This red-hued South African brew comes from the fermented leaves of a broom-like shrub and is naturally caffeine-free.
Rooibos
This Chinese emperor is credited with accidentally discovering tea when a leaf fell into his boiled water around 2737 BCE.
Shennong
In Tibet, tea is traditionally churned with yak butter and salt to create this high-energy, savory drink.
Po Cha (Butter Tea)
A popular style of small clay teapot traditionally used for brewing Oolong and Pu-erh teas, named after its Chinese city of origin.
Yixing
This term describes the area where tea is cultivated, harvested, and processed
Estate
A "tea" made from dried petals and buds of the Tilia or lime tree, often used as a mild sedative.
Linden