It is with some trepidation that I enter into the world of tea. I love tea, along with most people in Britain, but it has the power to divide us, unite us and drive us insane. No British person who loves tea can disagree that at some point whilst on holiday outside of the UK they have thought these eight words, “All I want is a cup of Tea”. You counted to make sure it was eight didn’t you?
Tea is the ultimate drink, you turn to it in your darkest moments, moments of excitement, times of trouble, when family come to stay and when you get back from an adventure. People don’t even need to say the word Tea and you know what they mean. “I’ll put the kettle on” means “let’s have tea” imagine if someone said “I’ll put the kettle on” and started boiling some rice! It truly is a good function of boiling water in a kettle, but you would still be expecting that cup of tea!
Opinions on how to make and drink tea are divisive, how much milk, how long to brew, sugar or not, perfect temperature, can you make the perfect cuppa in a mug, should I be cast out for suggesting tea can be made in a mug, bone china or … plastic? Does warming the cup really make a difference? Do different tea bags really make a difference? What about loose leaf!? There are so many questions and more. Together we are going to try and answer some of these questions and it is going to take a long long time! I’ll put the kettle on…
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