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The Country That Drinks The Most Tea, Hands Down

Not only does this country drink more tea than any other, it outdrinks the rest of the world by an unbelievable amount. There ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Great British Tea Heist

This is an excerpt from For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World’s Favorite Drink and Changed History by Sarah Rose. With [his servant] Wang walking five paces ahead to announce his ...
KCRW

For All the Tea in China

Robert Fortune Sarah Rose is the author of For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History . Her book tells the story of Robert Fortune, a 19th Century ...
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The tea thief

The tea came from China which picked, roasted and blended it, then sold it to England at a painful mark-up. It was said to be picked for a penny and sold for a pound. Despite a century of diplomatic ...