Teas

Tea is an aromatic drink prepared by infusing dried leaves of tea tree, an evergreen shrub native to the eastern foothills of the Himalayas (Assam, Yunnan, northern Myanmar and Thailand). It has been consumed since Antiquity, then spread to Japan and the Arab world in the ninth century and Europe in the sixteenth century. In the 20th century, tea is the most drunk drink in the world after water. It can take a variety of forms, providing a wide range of aromatic, tasting or thirst-quenching beverages, obtained by infusion or percolation of water on various preparations from small leaves and tea buds. Rich in epigallocatechin, epigallocatechin gallate, theanine and caffeine, tea is both sought after for its taste, its energizing and relaxing virtues as well as for its positive effects on health in the case of green tea