Tea culture around the world: what kind of black tea do you drink in the British afternoon tea? British black tea brand recommendation

Here are some tea traditions around the world: India: Indian Tea when we think of Indian tea, we think of Chai. Indian tea is the most common tea drink in India. In fact, India is the world's second-largest tea exporter (after China). Locally grown black tea is cooked with spices such as milk, sugar, cardamom, cloves, anise, ginger and black pepper. This is a very refreshing drink, served throughout the day by street vendors, who hold it in small clay cups made of local materials. England: afternoon tea first became popular after it was introduced into England from China. One theory is that people heard that in China, tea was drunk with milk and sugar (very unreal, especially at that time), so they began to drink tea in the same way. The traditional "afternoon tea", tea with sandwiches and sweets, fills the huge hunger gap between breakfast and dinner. English tea comes from India, usually flavored black tea. Earl Grey (Earl Grey) is a popular English tea flavored with bergamot (a kind of citrus). Russia: the tradition of drinking tea in Russia is closely related to the teapot, although it is rarely used nowadays. Tea enters Russia through the Silk Road and is rare in quantity. This is an expensive pleasure that only the elite and a few lucky people can get. Tea cuisine was used to ration tea (which was also important in Soviet times). The tea is made up of a small teapot containing concentrated black tea. Pour a very small amount of this concentrate into the teacup, then pour hot water from the main part of the teapot into the rest of the tea. Milk, sugar or lemon are usually served, but most people prefer black coffee. Another interesting Russian custom of drinking tea in the past was to drink tea on a small plate (usually used to hold a teacup). This tradition stems from serving tea at the boiling point (unlike the more moderate temperature of the Chinese tea ceremony). The saucer tradition is related to the lower class, who think they don't have the time or patience to wait for the tea to cool before going back to work. Although nowadays you seldom see people drinking tea from saucers.

America: sweet iced tea the American tea tradition is equivalent to the sweet iced tea tradition of the southern states. Before World War II, Sino-US trade boomed, and tea was the most widely consumed beverage in the United States. Iced tea, in particular, originated in the hot summer of the 1904 World Exposition. Nowadays, we can find American iced tea in many countries in the world. Morocco: peppermint tea (atay) Morocco has always been among the best in per capita consumption of tea. To many people's surprise, China is the largest importer of green tea (especially gunpowder green tea, a strong green tea). In Morocco, people usually make green tea in a kettle and add a lot of fresh mint and sugar. Then, pour it into the small cup from far away. This tradition is thought to inflate tea and add sugar evenly.