The tea we call tea is not called tea

Worldwide there are only four teas – black tea, white tea, green tea and oolong tea (red) – and all belong to the plant Camellia sinensis. Everything else we call tea is not tea.

Tea thereforetea brancotea verde and tea red: are the unique teas in the world.

All the restwhich we commonly designate as teas (tilia, chamomile, lemon, lemon, etc.), in fact, They are infusions.

As it writes in the chronicle “tea without tea”, the people Portuguese has the peculiarity of teaching the English to drink tea, but in reality, cannot distinguish what a tea is.

“It’s one of the saddest things – for us Portuguese, who we taught the English to drink tea, when poor Catarina de Bragança married the Castry of Carlos II of England – that we call tea to plant infusions that have nothing to do with the tea plant,” he laments.

The chronicler explains – and well – that only tea is really called the tea plant. The rest are infusions – which have nothing to do with Camellia sinensis.

As explained, besides considering teas the drinks from and made through the Camellia sinensisthere is also another big difference between infusions and teas: the Presence of Thein.

The Theine – compound of lutein – is a caffeine stimulant.

On the contrary, all drinks, which are made by immersing herbs or plants in hot water and are not part of Camellia sinensis In their composition, they are considered infusions.

As Infusions can be made of the most varied shapes and features – since leaves, roots, seeds, flowers or whole plants, either fresh or dried.