Tea is indispensable

For one of the most commonly consumed beverages in the world, there is quite a bit of confusion and misconception when it comes to the actual definition of tea. Though there are dozens and dozens of different varieties of tea that grace the shelves of your local supermarket, to be completely factual, in order for a beverage to be factually referred to as tea, it must contain harvested product from the Camellia Sinensis plant. The many different flavors of tea available can be created by adding different things in with the cured leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant or by the method in which the leaves themselves are harvested, fermented, roasted and prepared for sale.

Tea has been grown, harvested and enjoyed for thousands of years in the very same manner in which we enjoy it today. The three most commonly seen varieties of tea are white, green and black and all come from the very same plant - the white are non fermented and produce the most light and delicate flavor; the black are heavily fermented and produce a very strong flavor and the green lay somewhere in the middle in terms of fermentation and depth of flavor.