Over 65% of tea brewed in the United States was prepared using tea bags.
According to legend, tea was discovered in 2737 B.C. by Chinese Emperor Shen-Ning, known as the “Divine Healer.” Purportedly, he discovered the beverage when tea leaves accidentally blew into his pot of boiling water.
The United States invented both the tea bag and iced tea in 1904. Many tea lovers consider the tea bag as one of the worst inventions of the 20th century. Tea brewed with loose tea is generally considered to be richer than tea made from bags.
More than 200 cups of tea can be brewed from one pound of loose tea leaves.
A cup of brewed tea usually contains less than half the caffeine of a cup of coffee. It’s also easy to decaffeinate loose tea at home by “rinsing” tea leaves. To rinse the leaves, begin brewing tea as usual and then remove the leaves after 20 seconds. Discard the brew and start again with fresh boiling water and the now-decaffeinated tea leaves.
One of the most interesting facts about the tea is the it contain caffeine! I mean, I am drinking a tea for years and I didn't know this fact until last year. The Green Tea has even more caffeine then one cup of coffee...
