tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post8992193307361850172..comments2024-01-22T09:59:19.371-08:00Comments on Life in the Middle Ages: Coffee and TeaC. Dale Brittainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02059138536172925502noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post-52909407090494822452021-02-22T10:16:05.578-08:002021-02-22T10:16:05.578-08:00I'm wondering about the provenance and dates f...I'm wondering about the provenance and dates for Indian-style tea, with spices and sometimes milk. Were the British really the first to introduce it? Given the proximity of India and China, and the fact that trade is known to have occurred from antiquity, I find that unlikely. It may simply be that the British are responsible for tea as an industry in India, because Indians imported their tea from China in earlier times?chomijihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039405405243858457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post-29451642635514817882019-12-15T12:57:33.760-08:002019-12-15T12:57:33.760-08:00Actually you can make tea out a lot more than plan...Actually you can make tea out a lot more than plants that came from china, so I would think they made tea from many many different herbs. DLGardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17186850765382086521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426485731280552659.post-27254684243728842402016-11-16T22:58:47.849-08:002016-11-16T22:58:47.849-08:00Actually he Chinese-Americans who helped build the...Actually he Chinese-Americans who helped build the Transcontinental Railroad really did escape a lot of health issues because they boiled their water for tea. So it's not all myth and legend! :) Thanks for the post! Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12977632118346628804noreply@blogger.com