Tea

Tea is a caffeine-containing beverage, an infusion made by steeping the dried leaves or buds of the shrub Camellia sinensis in hot water for a few minutes. In addition, tea may also include other herbs, spices, or fruit flavours.

External links

• Tea Leaves, Francis Leggett & Co., 1900, from Project Gutenberg *The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura from Project Gutenberg
  and a beautiful PDF version typeset in TeX
• Russian Tea How to describes the Russian method for making tea and elaborates on the surrounding culture and equipment (notably samovar)
• British Standard 6008:1980 (aka ISO 3103:1980) Method for preparation of a liquor of tea for use in sensory tests.
• George Orwell: A Nice Cup of Tea An essay by author George Orwell describing his own methods of making tea.
• How to make a perfect cup of tea News Release from Royal Society of Chemistry
• Douglas Adams' humorous article on tea
• The Industrial Revolution and Tea-drinking
• Taiwanese Tea Culture
• Tea consumtion stats 2002
• Map of Tearooms in the United States