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The catalyst that made black tea popular in Britain was when Catherine of Braganza married Charles II and first brought Chinese black tea, which was considered a precious gift at the time, to Britain as part of her dowry.
At that time, the tea chest Catherine brought had the phrase “Transporte de Ervas Aromáticas” (Carrying aromatic herbs) written on it, and this was later abbreviated to T.E.A., which supposedly carried down to the present day. Well, true or not.
Tea. Tea. Tea.
There was a joke that black tea flowed through Britons’ veins instead of blood.
It was the sole...
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