Facts and curiosities about tea that you did not know

Tea is a very famous millenary drink and consumed throughout the world; drink with a great and fascinating list of properties and surprising facts. Here we will tell you some curiosities about tea that perhaps you did not know. Read on and discover them all.

Curiosities about tea that you should know

1. Da Hong Pao is considered the best tea in the world . It costs more than a thousand dollars per kilogram and is grown in the mountainous region of Quan Ho in China.
2. During the Victorian era there were special tea cups that protected the mustache so that it was immersed in the drink. They were invented by a British potter Harvey Adams. Today you can find some on Ebay.
3. There are only 6 kinds of tea . All the infinity of types of tea that exist are mixtures of one of these 6. They are classified according to their degree of fermentation from highest to lowest. These are white, green, oolong, or blue, yellow, red, and black teas.
4. A study has shown that those who drink tea frequently have a low risk of cardiovascular disease and mortality. Without a doubt one of the greatest curiosities about tea.
5. Also, other curiosities about tea is that drinking this drink before bed will allow you to burn calories during the night, as it helps increase metabolism by 10%.
6. Putting dry tea bags in smelly shoes will absorb the unpleasant odor. They can also be used for the relief of pain caused by sunburn.
7. The rule of the little finger out while drinking tea was a consequence of syphilis, because one of the symptoms of this disease is damage to the finger joints.
8. The invention of tea bags was an accident. It was Thomas Sullivan, who started sending tea samples to his customers in small silk bags, which should be disposed of before making the tea, but his customers didn't get it.