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T urkish tea drinkers set to enjoy a better tasting cuppa www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/tukish-tea-sustainable-farming-practices Unilever theguardian.com ,  Wednesday 5 October 2011 16.00 BST Unilever is training 15,000 Turkish tea growers in sustainable farming practices. Photograph: Frans Lemmens/www.franslemmens.com Research shows that people who buy Rainforest Alliance certified tea not only feel they are doing good but believe their tea tastes better. Now Turkey, the world's fifth largest tea producer and fourth largest market for tea, is set to become the first country where people can buy tea sourced from local Rainforest Alliance certified farms. Unilever, who make the world's favourite tea, Lipton, and the UK's number one tea, PG Tips, is training 15,000 Turkish tea growers in sustainable farming practices to prepare them for certification. Similar programmes are being run in Southern China and Vietnam as part of a worldwide effort by...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/31/best-iced-tea-bag-brands_n_1560357.html#s1042878&title=6_Tazo_Iced If you love iced tea, you have two options: buy it at the store, or make it yourself. The problem with buying it is that it's usually loaded with sweeteners, and if you don't like that sort of thing it's  really  hard to find unsweetened iced tea in a bottle. The problem with making iced tea from scratch is the wait -- it takes hours for a kettle of boiling tea to cool down, even with the help of a refrigerator and ice. Thanks to food technology, the invention of cold brew tea bags has come to our rescue. Steep the tea bags in cold water for about 5 minutes, and you're good to go -- it couldn't be easier (with the exception of the Tazo brand, which requires you to steep in water for 5 minutes, and then top off with cold water, making it the only brand marketed as iced tea in our taste test that doesn't use a cold brew). There are more new flavors...

http://gorussia.about.com/od/russian_drinking/a/Tea-Time-In-Russia-Russian-Teatime-Traditions.htm Russian people are well-known for drinking two things:  vodka 00 and tea. Leaving coffee and cocktails to Western Europe, Russians are experts in producing and selecting vodka, and unstoppable in their incessant consumption of tea. Tea is an extremely significant part of Russian culture. Tea warms you up, wakes you up, and is nice after a big meal. Tea in Russia is not just a beverage – it’s a social activity with a long-reaching tradition behind it. Kinds of Tea in Russia Although it is common to stock several types of tea, for example, green, herbal and black, most Russian people drink exclusively  black tea , and leave the other types for their guests. A lot of the tea sold in Russia comes from China and India and is sold loose-leaf. Common types of tea are an Oolong blend known as "Russian Caravan" and Keemun. Russian supermarkets also stock tea in  tea bags , i...

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http://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/3-april-1941-r-a-f-drops-75000-tea-bombs-over-holland.html   Seventy-Five thousand bags of Dutch East Indies Tea, each containing 20 grammes, about 1oz, of the finest   tea the   colony   produces, have recently been releasesd over the occupied   Netherlands   by the R.A.F. Each   bag   was labelled with the Netherlands Flag and the words, “The Netherlands will rise again. Greetings from the Free Netherlands East Indies. Chins Up”. The tea was a present from Dutch East Indies Teaplanters who asked the Netherlands Colonial   Office   to pass it on in this way. “Never have the Dutch people so gratfully received a gift from the Dutch East Indies, Especially as it is almost impossible to get an ounce of tea in the Dutch shops.” Says the Dutch   News Agency .

http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/tea-types-and-their-health-benefits From green tea to hibiscus, from white tea to chamomile, teas are chock full of flavonoids and other healthy goodies. By  Julie Edgar WebMD Feature Reviewed by  Louise Chang, MD Regarded for thousands of years in the East as a key to good health, happiness, and wisdom, tea has caught the attention of researchers in the West, who are discovering the many health benefits of different types of teas. Studies have found that some teas may help with cancer, heart disease, and diabetes; encourage weight loss; lower cholesterol; and bring about mental alertness. Tea also appears to have antimicrobial qualities. “There doesn’t seem to be a downside to tea,” says American Dietetic Association spokeswoman Katherine Tallmadge, MA, RD, LD. “I think it’s a great alternative to coffee drinking. First, tea has less caffeine. It’s pretty well established that the compounds in tea – their flavonoids – are go...

http://www.bilkulonline.com/business/trade-industry/4439-soon-tea-cutting-at-chaa-laaris-of-gujarat-to-go-costly-but-safe Soon ‘Tea Cutting’ at ‘chaa laaris’ of Gujarat to go costly but SAFE From 2014 smart use n throw glasses to be used on all 'cha laaris'  (tea stalls) of Gujarat Bilkul News, Ahmedabad, Dec 17:  Tea is a divine herb -  Xu Guangqi and Where there's tea there's hope -  Arthur Wing Pinero . These old proverbs still hold great value and relevance when it comes to India and specially Gujarat which has once again stood on the top to be the maximum tea consumer state of India after Punjab and Maharashtra. Indian Tea Association President  Arun Singh  insisted that it was time when the businessmen in the tea industry take up the issues of tea workers more seriously and chalk out some programme for their upliftment and better life. Interestingly, the national per capita tea consumption in the country is 1.4 kg annually; it i...

Gujarat Tea Processors and Packers' Executive Director for marketing and sales Parag Desai http://m.businesstoday.in/story/small-brands-wagh-bakri-popular-in-gujarat/1/184710.html When Gujarat Tea Processors and Packers Ltd, best known as the company that sells Wagh Bakri brand tea,  enters a new market , it starts by testing the water - literally - and the milk. Depending on the results, the tea is customised for the region. For instance, people in southern Gujarat tend to use creamier milk. So the Wagh Bakri tea there has to blend with the milk's richness and make its presence, and flavour, felt. "Most Indians have their tea with milk and sugar. So we test these first and then figure out a way to offer a brew that eventually would work well with the local palate," says Paras Desai, a fourth-generation member of the founding family who, as the company's Executive Director, controls sourcing and operations. Desai's own palate would presumably be numb by ...