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America Loves Tea By Mary Elizabeth Evans |
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The popularity of tea in America has exploded. There are many reasons why. Not only does tea taste good, it is good for you. A myriad of teas have popped up in supermarkets, gourmet food stores, tearooms and restaurants. We now have tea bars devoted entirely to tea. There is a great deal of interest in green tea, which is often included as part of a healthy lifestyle. People are eager to learn about tea, from its history, processing and healthy benefits, it is indeed hip to sip. When I first came to live in America, more years ago than I care to remember, tea was not terribly popular. The majority of Americans drank Coke and coffee. Tea was considered the drink of little old ladies. Not anymore. Tea has been "discovered" by Americans and their love of this ancient brew continues. Hardly a day goes by when a new tea doesn’t hit the consumer market. The varieties available are mind-boggling. There are literally hundreds of types of teas available here. Teas containing every dried fruit imaginable, teas mixed with jelly beans, pop corn, marshmallows, meringues, chocolate drops, peppermint candy to name but a few. Some of these look almost good enough to eat, one feels one need hardly bother adding hot water to them. There are even teas that don’t contain any tea at all. There is also a huge variety of good quality teas available to us at very reasonable prices. We have so many tea choices it is hard to decide what to try next. I am always open to trying new teas, but at heart as a Brit. I’m a traditionalist, and take my black tea with milk, just like the Queen. I know that here in beautiful sunny Arizona flavored iced teas are very popular. Did you know that next to water tea is the most widely drunk beverage in the world? The Irish drink the most tea, per capita, followed by the British. How many cups of tea have you drunk today? |
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