The Male Guide to Drinking Tea

For many Americans, tea drinking is commonly associated with tea parties with floral place settings or women sitting around drinking high tea in extravagant hats and fancy attire. In other countries around the world, however, there is no perceived femininity of tea. In fact, tea has a very male-dominated history.

Men in China, Japan, and India have been brewing tea for thousands of years to reap its incredible health benefits and enjoy its natural flavors. Japanese Samurai, for instance, turned tea drinking into a ceremonial tradition while discussing important matters of state, which eventually became a tradition that is still used today.

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English Afternoon Tea Time

This is the first of a series of blogs that take you on a little tour of tea ceremonies and traditions around the world.

Today, let’s start with a country famous for her tea time since the 18th century: The United Kingdom. 

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