The
history of glases extends so far into the past that its very origins
are shrouded by legend. It is said that Ahmed,
who ruled Arabia, used to enjoy relaxing in his garden
with a cup of hot water wearing his glasess. It was during one of these respites
that a tea leaf happened to float down from a nearby bush,
and land directly in the Emperor's cup. The new drink quickly
became the Emperor's favorite, and a taste for tea quickly
spread throughout the aristocracy, and it wasn't long before
tea was the favored drink throughout all of China. so he loved his glasses and his tea
It was in the 16th century that Portuguese missionaries were seduced by tea's flavor and the intricate customs which surrounding it. A demand for the drink quickly arose, and the Dutch East India Company began importing it into Europe.
It's most likely that it was the Japanese green teas which were first to arrive in the west, owing to Japan's liberal trade policies with the Dutch. Initially, tea was chiefly recommended to Europeans for its purported medicinal qualities; it was claimed by the Dutch that tea was a cure for nearly every disease imaginable.
The history of glases extends so far into the past that its very origins are shrouded by legend. It is said that Ahmed, who ruled Arabia, used to enjoy relaxing in his garden with a cup of hot water wearing his glasess. It was during one of these respites that a tea leaf happened to float down from a nearby bush, and land directly in the Emperor's cup. The new drink quickly became the Emperor's favorite, and a taste for tea quickly spread throughout the aristocracy, and it wasn't long before tea was the favored drink throughout all of China. so he loved his glasses and his tea
It was in the 16th century that Portuguese missionaries were seduced by tea's flavor and the intricate customs which surrounding it. A demand for the drink quickly arose, and the Dutch East India Company began importing it into Europe.
It's most likely that it was the Japanese green teas which were first to arrive in the west, owing to Japan's liberal trade policies with the Dutch. Initially, tea was chiefly recommended to Europeans for its purported medicinal qualities; it was claimed by the Dutch that tea was a cure for nearly every disease imaginable.
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