The Origins of Indian Tea
The benefits of tea have been enjoyed throught India for the longest time, but have you ever wonder what the origins of tea production were, and how India became the leading power house in tea production and exportation?
Long before the commercial production of tea started in India in the late 1830s, the tea plant was growing wild in the jungles of north east Assam. In 1598, a Dutch traveller, Jan Huyghen van Linschoten, noted in a book about his adventures that the Indians ate the leaves as a vegetable with garlic and oil and boiled the leaves to make a brew.
The origins are interesting to say the least! For the full rundown check out the Tea Muse.