• Culture Cast S2 E1 - Spilling the Tea on Tea 🇨🇳🇬🇧

  • Jan 8 2022
  • Length: 37 mins
  • Podcast

Culture Cast S2 E1 - Spilling the Tea on Tea 🇨🇳🇬🇧

  • Summary

  • Before we get started - are you sitting comfortably with a cup of tea? Maybe its an earl grey, an oolong, a green tea or an English breakfast tea - but do you know the story of your brew?

    In this episode, we want to take you on a journey through the history of tea, giving you an understanding of where your boiled beverage comes from and how the way we drink tea across the world can vary greatly! Whether it's teas relationship with class in the UK, Chinese table etiquette, or tea marketing - we've got it covered!

    And most importantly we'd love to hear from you - how do you drink your tea? And what is your favourite type? Enjoy the episode!

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    Episode links:

    TED-Ed - The history of tea - Shunan Teng: https://youtu.be/LaLvVc1sS20

    Association of Traditional Studies - The Art of Chinese Tea: https://www.traditionalstudies.org/the-art-of-chinese-tea/ 

    Cogito - The History of Tea: https://youtu.be/6S0hlv5sUbw

    UK Tea & Infusions Association - The History of Tea (with a counter for the amount of tea consumed in the UK each day!) https://www.tea.co.uk/history-of-tea 

    London Tea exchange - HISTORY OF TEA: https://londonteaexchange.co.uk/history-of-tea/ 

    茶知道 - Types of Chinese Tea: https://chazhidao.org/en/first-circle/types-chinese-tea 

    Teapedia - Image of a tea brick: https://teapedia.org/en/Tea_brick 

    Medicine Net - Coffee and Tea Caffeine Chart: https://www.medicinenet.com/what_has_more_caffeine_coffee_or_tea/article.htm 

    Want to share your thoughts on the episode? Interested in suggesting a topic for us to talk about? Get in touch with us by commenting on our Instagram posts @context_culture, or by emailing us at contact@contextculture.uk.  

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