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| In China, records indicate that tea has been drunk since at least 3000 BCE. Valued by Buddhist monks during times of long meditation for its harmony of two elements, alertness and relaxation, tea journeyed to Japan through Japanese monks studying in China. The Dutch played a significant roll in tea's introduction to Europe and throughout the Orient via their trade ports in Java. From the Dutch tea went to Russia and Great Britain, who brought tea to America where tea bags and iced tea evolved. Three familiar categories of the Camellia sinensis plant, determined by species, region of growth, and specific production methods are black (fully oxidized 100%), green (un-oxidized 0%), and oolong (partially oxidized 10-90%) . Each process method changes some chemistry of the tea. |
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