Saturday, June 8, 2013

Tea was discovered by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.

The first documented consumption of tea occurred in 1257 BC.  The first European to encounter tea was the Portuguese Jesuit Jasper de Cruz during his visit to China in 1560.

Tea was discovered by a Chinese emperor when some tea leaves accidentally blew into a pot of boiling water.

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