Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Tea Culture

When tea start to spread to Asia and Europe, it create different culture for serving and drinking a tea. Tea very related to art, meditation and health in most country in Asia such as China, Japan and Korea.

In Japan, first tea was bought by a returning Buddhist priest name Yeisei who have seen the value of tea in China in enchacing meditation. Consumption of tea later spread to people and become culture. In Japan, Tea ceremony mean to discipline the mind, it can last for four hours just for drinking and enjoying a tea.

In Korea, Tea ceremony different from tea ceremony in Japan. In Japan, tea was served under code of ritualism, so every gesture is important when serving and drinking tea. Koreans feel it is important to stay nature while drinking a tea.

In UK, tea usually served with cookies sometimes add with milk. Some people hold that pouring a milk first before tea should make it tastes great.

In Marocco tea known as Maroccan Tea served with rich tea cockies, fresh mint and local brown sugar. This has became a culture in Marocco and tea was used widely at almost every meal.

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