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The History of Tea

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The History of Tea in Europe

Tea was known outside of East Asia but it wasn't widely consumed beyond the region. The Portuguese established a trading post on the island of Macau in 1557 and tea became popular as it was brought over by many Chinese workers there. Tea imports to England began rather small with only two pounds of tea being recorded as imported in 1664. By 1801, the amount of tea imported into Britain had reached 24 million pounds annually. In the Americas, tea consumption in the United States decreased dramatically after the revolution,. But tea was dominant in Canada due to the British ties until after the Second World War when coffee finally overcame it.

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