How many countries in the world grow tea? is there any good tea abroad? the development story of black tea is more famous.

A small country in Europe, Portugal. At Cape Roca, at the westernmost tip of the country, a cross facing the ocean has been built with the inscription "Onde a terra acaba e o mar come ç a" on the tablet.

The Portuguese are proud of the history of their great discoveries of navigation and geography. It is precisely because of the great discoveries of navigation and geography that in the era of great navigation, Portugal, a small country at the westernmost tip of Europe, became a maritime power that dominated the world. At one point, it even joined hands with Spain to monopolize maritime trade.

Portugal had a maritime trade relationship with China long before the maritime trade between Britain and the Netherlands developed. In 1580, a Portuguese businessman brought a box of tea back to Europe along with other Chinese luxury goods such as silk, spices, porcelain, lacquer ware, etc.

In 1610, the Dutch and the British did the same, and the first batch of tea was shipped to the Hague and arrived in London at about the same time.

Before 1635, the Dutch court had already set off a wave of tea, and soon the French court was the same.

In 1657, the Galway Cafe in London sold tea and coffee, chocolate and sherry, fruit wine and malt liquor.

In 1659, Samuel Pepys recorded his first cup of tea in his diary.

In the following ten years, tea was spread to the American colonies.

There may be exquisite factors in people's impression of English tea, but at the beginning, this is not the case.

At first, the packing of tea was very hasty, and after setting out from China, it was transported together with cargo with a strong smell in the cabin after a damp and months-long voyage.

In early London, tea was taxed in liquid form, and the tea was stored in buckets like malt liquor, which, coupled with long soaking, produced wood and tannins.

The taste of tea was greatly improved until the British monarch began to levy taxes in the form of dried leaves.

Because of its bitter taste, people think it is healthy. At that time, it was even thought by many Westerners that tea could eliminate fever, headache, stomachache, joint pain and other diseases.

In 1662, King Charles Ⅱ of England married Princess Catherine of Braganza of Portugal. The dowry included a box of tea to entertain visiting ladies.

Britain also showed great interest in tea and even sent people across the ocean to China to obtain tea seedlings and seeds for cultivation in its colonies. Tea even became an opportunity for American independence, as a result of the "Tea Act" occurred in Boston tea event, triggered the American War of Independence.

John Adams once said that the Boston tea event was bold and bold, and at the same time resolute and brave, which was of great significance and was historically epoch-making.