Tea culture
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 Tea culture facts

• It includes aspects of tea production, tea brewing, tea arts and ceremony, society, history, health, ethics, education, and communication and media issues
• Tea plays an important role in some countries
• It is commonly consumed at social events, and many cultures have created intricate formal ceremonies for these events
• Afternoon tea and tea parties are Western examples of these
• Tea ceremonies, with their roots in the Chinese tea culture, differ among eastern countries, such as the Japanese or Korean tea ceremony; however, tea may differ in preparation, such as in Tibet, where the beverage is commonly brewed with salt and butter
• The British Empire spread its own interpretation of tea to its dominions and colonies, including regions that today comprise the states of Hong Kong, India, and Pakistan, which had pre-existing tea customs, as well as regions such as East Africa (modern day Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda) and the Pacific (Australia and New Zealand) which did not have tea customs
• Different regions favor different varieties of tea — black, green, or oolong — and use different flavourings, such as herbs, milk, or sugar
• The temperature and strength of the tea likewise vary widely