The History of Tea

Everything Everywhere Daily

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Sometimes over 3000 years ago, somewhere in Southwestern China, a leaf from the Camellia sinensis plant accidentally found its way into a pot of boiling water. Noticing that the leaf had turned the water a different color, some person unknown to history drank the concoction and found that it was good. That was the start of something which is today a globe-spanning multi-billion dollar industry that millions of people indulge in every day. Learn more about tea, its origins, and how it spread around the world on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Noom Noom is not just another diet or fitness app. It’s a comprehensive lifestyle program designed to empower you to make lasting changes and achieve your health goals. With Noom, you’ll embark on a personalized journey that considers your unique needs, preferences, and challenges. Their innovative approach combines cutting-edge technology with the support of a dedicated team of experts, including registered dietitians, nutritionists, and behavior change specialists. Sign up for your TRIAL today at Noom.com Rocket Money Rocket Money is a personal finance app that finds and cancels your unwanted subscriptions, monitors your spending, and helps you lower your bills—all in one place. It will quickly and easily find your subscriptions for you –and for any you don’t want to pay for anymore, just hit “cancel,” and Rocket Money will cancel it for you. It’s that easy. Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way – by going to RocketMoney.com/daily Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sometime over 3,000 years ago, somewhere in southwestern China, a leaf from the Camilia Senesis plant may have accidentally found its way into a pot of boiling water.
0:10.0	Noticing that the leaf head turned the water a different color, some person, unknown to history, drank their concoction, and found that it was good.
0:17.0	This was the start of something which is today a globe-spanning multi-billion dollar industry that millions of people indulge in every day.
0:25.0	Learn more about T, its origins, and how it spread around the world on this episode of
0:29.4	Everything Everywhere Daily. everywhere daily. Book your ticket to happiness with Sun Express Airlines. The The origins of tea are shrouded in history. We don't know who first discovered that the
1:09.3	tea leaf could be used to make a beverage. The current best guess is that tea probably originated in what is today
1:15.9	the Yunnan province of China sometime around 3,000 to 3,500 years ago. One of the problems in dating the origins of tea in China has to do with the fact that the Chinese word for tea,
1:26.2	Cha, only began being used in the 8th century. There is an ancient Chinese legend regarding the discovery of tea.
1:33.2	The mythological Emperor Shen Nong was about to drink a cup of boiled water
1:37.1	because he had made a decree that everyone in the kingdom had to boil water before drinking it.
1:41.5	While the servants were preparing the water, a leaf from a bush
1:44.9	landed in the water which caused it to change color. The emperor tasted the water and found
1:49.9	that it not only tastes good but was invigorating.
1:53.3	The oldest archaeological evidence we have of tea consumption comes from the tomb of Emperor
1:57.1	Jing of the Han Dynasty who died in the year 141 BC.
2:01.2	The tomb found in Cheyenne China, found biomolecular markers of tea and ancient
2:05.2	plan compounds found in the Tomb.
2:07.9	Unambiguous references in Chinese texts indicate tea drinking in the year 59 BC, but other texts make allusions to tea
2:14.6	drinking going back much earlier. The earliest consumption of tea was probably
2:18.8	as a medicine rather than as a beverage. Before I go too much further I should probably explain exactly what
2:24.9	tea is. Tea is a beverage made from the leaves of the Camellia
2:29.4	senensis plant. This is the only plant that can make a true tea. Tea plants are found
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