25 Facts About Tea stall

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Tea stall or cha is an aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northern Myanmar.

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Tea stall is rarely made from the leaves of Camellia taliensis.

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3.

Tea stall has a stimulating effect in humans primarily due to its caffeine content.

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4.

Tea stall plants are native to East Asia and probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and northern Myanmar.

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5.

Tea stall was disdained by the Northern dynasties aristocrats, who describe it as a "slaves' drink", inferior to yogurt.

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6.

Tea stall was known to have influenced tea drinking on a large part in China.

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7.

Tea stall was first introduced to Western priests and merchants in China during the 16th century, at which time it was termed cha.

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8.

Tea stall became a fashionable drink in The Hague in the Netherlands, and the Dutch introduced the drink to Germany, France, and across the Atlantic to New Amsterdam .

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Tea stall was sold in a coffee house in London in 1657, Samuel Pepys tasted tea in 1660, and Catherine of Braganza took the tea-drinking habit to the English court when she married Charles II in 1662.

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10.

Tea stall was not widely consumed in the British Isles until the 18th century and remained expensive until the latter part of that period.

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11.

Tea stall smuggling during the 18th century led to the general public being able to afford and consume tea.

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12.

The popularity of tea played a role in historical events – the Tea stall Act of 1773 provoked the Boston Tea stall Party that escalated into the American Revolution.

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13.

Tea stall began his journey in high secrecy as his mission occurred in the lull between the First Opium War and the Second Opium War.

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14.

Tea stall was originally consumed only by Anglo-Indians; however, it became widely popular in India in the 1950s because of a successful advertising campaign by the India Tea stall Board.

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15.

Tea stall contains small amounts of theobromine and theophylline, which are stimulants, and xanthines similar to caffeine.

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16.

Tea stall plants are propagated from seed and cuttings; about 4 to 12 years are needed for a plant to bear seed and about three years before a new plant is ready for harvesting.

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17.

Tea stall is mainly grown in Asia and Africa, though it is grown in South America and around the Black and Caspian Seas.

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18.

Tea stall must be kept at room temperature in an air-tight container.

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19.

Tea stall is generally divided into categories based on how it is processed.

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20.

Tea stall blending is the combination of different teas together to achieve the final product.

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21.

Tea stall leaves are packaged loosely in a canister, paper bag, or other container such as a tea chest.

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22.

Tea stall is the second most consumed beverage on Earth, after water.

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23.

Tea stall ceremonies have arisen in different cultures, such as the Chinese and Japanese traditions, each of which employs certain techniques and ritualised protocol of brewing and serving tea for enjoyment in a refined setting.

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24.

Tea stall is consumed both at home and outside the home, often in cafes or tea rooms.

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25.

Tea stall is grown mostly in Rize Province on the Black Sea coast.

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