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TEA AND ITS PROPERTIES

TEA AND ITS PROPERTIES. INDEX. 1- Origins of the tea 2- The tea in Japan 3- The tea arrives to Europe 4- United Kingdom discovers the tea 5- The afternoon tea 6- Properties of the tea. ORIGINS OF THE TEA.

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TEA AND ITS PROPERTIES

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  1. TEA AND ITS PROPERTIES

  2. INDEX • 1- Origins of the tea • 2- The tea in Japan • 3- The tea arrives to Europe • 4- United Kingdom discovers the tea • 5- The afternoon tea • 6- Properties of the tea

  3. ORIGINS OF THE TEA • Discovered Accidentally in 2737 B.C. in China by the Emperor Shen Nung. • He was boiling water and the breeze made that some leaves of a tree fell into the water.

  4. THE TEA IN JAPAN • In 729 A.C. the Emperor Shomu served tea to a hundred Buddhist monks in his palace. • The first seeds were introduced in Japan by a monk who was studying in China. • Tea consumption in Japan developed into a ceremony called Cha - no - yu.

  5. THE TEA ARRIVES TO EUROPE • It believed that it is the Portuguese and the Dutch who introduced tea to Europe. • In Holland the popularity of tea grew among all social classes and Dutch companies exported tea to other countries.

  6. UK DISCOVERS THE TEA • In 1662 was when tea in Britain took an unexpected boom. At that time the King of England, Charles II married the Portuguese princess Catarina of Braganza, a large consumer of tea .

  7. THE AFTERNOON TEA • Until the early nineteenth century tea was drunk at any time of day. • The invention of this British tradition is attributed to the Duchess of Bedford.

  8. PROPERTIES OF THE TEA • White tea: High antioxidant capacity and helps improve defenses. • Green tea: Help fight different types of cancer and lowering cholesterol tends. • Black tea : Help the relaxation of blood vessels and having protective Cardiovascular System. • Red tea: Strengthens the immune system, protects from infections.

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