September 8th, 2007 · by xJane · No Comments
a Brief Overview
Any real tea that you will encounter, though it may seem different from all its siblings, is from the same tree: Camillia sinensis. The most common kind of tea in the US is black tea, although that may be changing, so I’ll start with that.
Black tea comes from leaves from the plant that are picked, withered, rolled, fermented, and fired. Black tea has the most caffeine of all teas, but still less than coffee. Black tea is best steeped in hot water for at least 3 minutes, but one can often get away with less.
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