In the broadest sense, tea is a water extract of leaves, blossoms, roots, bark, or other parts of plants. The extraction can be done by soaking, boiling, and steeping (soaking in water below the boiling point). The extract can be an ordinary beverage...

Although tea (Camellia sinensis) is native to China, tea production shifted from there to South Asia in the first half of the nineteenth century. Today South Asia is the most important producer and exporter of tea (in 1998 accounting for 30.3 percent...

Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, except for water, and provides over 40 percent of the world's dietary CAFFEINE. In the United States, caffeine from tea accounts for about 17 percent of caffeine consumed; per capita...

Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world, except for water. Over 40 percent of the world's caffeine intake comes from tea. In the United States, caffeine from tea accounts for about 17 percent of caffeine consumed. On average, a...

Tea is a beverage made by steeping processed leaves, buds, or twigs of the tea bush, Camellia sinensis, in hot water for a few minutes. The processing can include oxidation, heating, drying, and the addition of other herbs, flowers, spices, and fruits....

In the first of a two part story Cheers looks at a neglected beverage category. Tea for two. Tea and Sympathy. Boston Tea Party. Afternoon Tea Dances. Teatime. Tea. It's a part of our history, going back to the inception of...

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Ann Coulter, wearing black sunglasses, a white tank top and capri pants, was sitting on a couch in the Carlyle Hotel’s tea room. It was a few days before the publication of her book, If Democrats Had Any Brains, They’d Be Republicans. I asked her...

Japan is pretty serious about robotics. If the droids are going to fit in, they probably need to learn the Japanese custom of serving tea.Fortunately, researchers at the University of Tokyo are exploring just that. In a demonstration this week, a humanoid with camera eyes...

The Folklore of Tea