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In 2004, Turkey produced 205,500 tonnes of tea (6.4% of the world's total tea production), which made it one of the largest tea markets in the world, [46] with 120,000 tons being consumed in Turkey, and the rest being exported. [47] In 2010 Turkey had the highest per capita consumption in the world at 2.7 kg (6.0 lb). [48]
By the 1720s European maritime trade with China was dominated by exchange of silver for tea. [51] As prices continued to drop, tea became increasingly popular and by 1750 had become the British national drink. [48] A fungus reduced coffee production in Ceylon by 95% in the 19th century, cementing tea's popularity. [52]
1 Gallery of tea varieties from highest consuming countries. 2 See also. 3 References. Toggle the table of contents. List of countries by tea consumption per capita ...
Tea garden in Sreemangal. Bangladesh is an important tea-producing country. It is the 9th largest tea producer in the world, [1] [2] producing a total of 97.08 million kgs in 2019 [3]. Its tea industry dates back to British rule, when the East India Company initiated the tea trade in the hills of the Sylhet region. [4]
The etymology of the various words for tea reflects the history of transmission of tea drinking culture and trade from China to countries around the world. [14] Nearly all of the words for tea worldwide fall into three broad groups: te, cha and chai, present in English as tea, cha or char, and chai.
Physically, it consists of tea cultivation, brewing, serving, consumption, arts, and ceremonial aspects. Tea culture is an integral part of traditional Chinese material culture and spiritual culture. Tea culture emerged in the Tang dynasty, and flourished in the succeeding eras as a major cultural practice and as a major export good. [1]
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Lapsang souchong, a Wuyi tea and possibly the first black tea to be produced, [13] was separately traded as "Souchong" for a higher price, while the highest quality black tea was given the name "Pekoe" (Chinese: 白花; pinyin: báihuā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pe̍h-hoe), referring to the downy white hair on the young leaves). The term "Bohea" came to ...