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Tea

Tea. Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring boiling hot water over leaves of the tea plant . Its scientific name is Camellia Sinesis.

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Tea

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  1. Tea Teaisanaromaticbeveragecommonlypreparedbypouringboiling hot water overleavesof the tea plant. ItsscientificnameisCamelliaSinesis

  2. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. Tea is an evergreen tropical plant, therefore it can't be cultivated in Great Britain.

  3. Origins Accordingto a Chineselegend, a Chiniseemperor, Shennong, (inventorof agricolture and Chinese medicine) wasdrinking a bowlof just boiled water some timearound 2737 BC, when the windblew a fewleavesfrom a nearbytreeintohis water, changing the color.

  4. The emperor took a sip of the brew and was pleasantly surprised by its flavor and restorative properties.

  5. Portuguesemerchantsimported tea intoEuropefrom China in the 16thcentury.

  6. HISTORY Tea was introduced in England in the 17th century by the Portuguese Princess Catherine of Braganza, wife of King Charles II

  7. TheBoston Tea Party http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Bt1oPIX3ZlI

  8. TheBoston Tea Party Another important event in the history of tea is the so-called Boston Tea Party. Itwas a politicalprotestby the so-called“Sonsof Liberty” in Boston , a city in the British American colonies.

  9. The protestwasagainst the tax policy of the BritishGovernment and the East India Company, thatcontrolledall the tea importedinto the colonies.

  10. On December 16, 1773, afterofficials in Boston refusedtoreturnthreeshiploadsoftaxed tea toBritain, a groupofcolonistsboarded the ships and destroyed the tea bythrowingitintoBostonharbor .

  11. The incidentremainsaniconiceventof American history , towardsitsindipendence.

  12. Social History Tea was first considered a fashionable drink for the rich, then it became a popular drink for lower classes.

  13. In the 17th century, the tea fashion soon spread from the royal court to the middle class, who could drink tea in London coffee houses (mainlyfrequentedby business men).

  14. The tea drunk in coffee houses wasn't so good as the one we drink today, because it was brewed in the morning for the whole day.

  15. So a visitor to the coffee house in the late afternoon would be drinking tea that had been made hours before, in the early morning!

  16. In the 18th century, as tea was still very expensive, smuggling was widespread. So the government has to lower taxes on tea, which became cheaper and for the masses of people.

  17. In 19th century, afternoon tea became an elaborate social occasion.

  18. During the first and second world war, it was allowed two or three cups a day of rather weak tea.

  19. But there was extra tea for those in the armed forces, and on the domestic front for those in vital jobs such as firemen and steel workers. Tea was also sent in Red Cross parcels to British prisoners of war abroad.

  20. TEA4HEALTH

  21. Tea hydratates and contains: • antioxidants ( substances that block the so-called free radicals, responsible for aging and various diseases, such as heart attack and cancer) and • caffeine (a stimulant when you're tired)

  22. TEA CUSTOMS Tea is drunk by British people all day long, mainly with milk in: tea breaks can be innumerable!

  23. Breakfast tea is early in the morning and it is a foundamental part of this reach meal for British people.

  24. Afternoon tea is around 4 or 5 p.m. to ward off the hunger pangs between lunch and dinner. They usually eat biscuits or cakes (muffins or scones) with jam and cream together with a cup of tea.

  25. Afternoon tea can also be accompanied by sandwiches or finger food.

  26. High Tea is not only a cup of tea! It's anearlyeveningmeal, typicallyeatenbetween 5pm and 7pm. Itisoftenstatedthat the word "high"refersto the heightof the tablefromwhich the mealwaseaten.

  27. In fact, afternoon tea wasserved in the garden wherepossible or itwasusuallytaken in a dayroom, library or salonwhere low tables (like a coffee table) wereplacednearsofas.

  28. High tea typically consists of a hot dish such as fish and chips, shepherd's pie, or macaroni cheese, followed by cakes and bread, butter and jam. Occasionally there would be cold cuts of meat, such as ham salad.

  29. Traditionally high tea was eaten by middle to upper class children (whose parents would have a more formal dinner later) or by labourers, miners and the like when they came home from work.

  30. Anyway, every meal is accompanied by a good cup of tea for British people!

  31. This is one of the most famous nursery rhyme http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b14OeT1gNFo

  32. I'm a littleteapot,Short and stout,Here's myhandle, Here's myspout, When I getallsteamed up,Hear me shout,Tip me up and pour me out!

  33. love and appreciate tea

  34. Lavoro interdisciplinare con Italiano: DIMMI COSA BEVI E TI DIRO’ CHI SEI: Gradisce un tè o un caffè? textsbyII°F Created on powerpoint Computer master: Chiara DesiatoII°F Music: “primavera” By Vivaldi

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