What Is Tea? And How Do You Get It?

Tea is a beverage, which was first drunk and enjoyed by the Chinese many centuries ago, and was eventually introduced into England in 1657. Today tea is drunk throughout the world, and there are now many types of tea produced, with a wide range of taste, colour and aroma. Check out http://www.teasalesdirect.com for more information.

(PRWEB) January 4, 2005 --Tea is a beverage, which was first drunk and enjoyed by the Chinese many centuries ago, and was eventually introduced into England in 1657.

Today tea is drunk throughout the world, and there are now many types of tea produced, with a wide range of taste, colour and aroma. Check out http://www.teasalesdirect.com for more information. Tea comes in two categorises either green or black depending were it is grown and the fermentation period.

Medical research has found that tea is a mild anti-coagulant that keeps your arteries clot-free and so prevents both heart attacks and strokes, and green tea is about most healthy drink one can imbibe as a chemical called EGCG literally shuts down the enzyme in cancerous cells responsible for cell growth and reproduction, without affecting healthy cells at all, thus helping to keep the body healthy

The main tea producers are:-
- India
The majority of Indian teas are mainly black, and include Assam, Orange Pekoe, and Darjeeling, the champagne of teas with its distinctive 'muscatel flavour
- Ceylon,
Ceylon teas are mainly black, Nilgiri and Sri Lanka teas being the most popular
- Africa
African teas are virtually all black, such as Kenyan and Rosy Lee, strong, brisk and have an acidity not known in Asia,.
- China,
Chinese teas are mainly green, the most well known being Chun Mee, Gunpowder Tea, and Pouchine
- And finally two very popular favourites, English Breakfast tea and Earl Grey, both of which are increasing in popularity

All these teas having their own individual characteristics. However, due to the wide range of teas now available most supermarkets and shops can only stock a limited range, and these are mainly in the form of tea bags, which some tea experts claim can affect the flavour of the tea.     If you have difficulty in obtaining the type of tea you like, or would like to try a different type of tea then a small business near Windsor UK http://www.teasalesdirect.com could be the answer.

The Windsor Tea Co. (http://www.teasalesdirect.com) deal solely over the Internet and can offer over 35 varieties of loose tea, and can despatch it to virtually anywhere in the world.

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