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Originally Posted by Singanas@Texasgulfcoast View Post
On Mar 31, 7:13*am, Robin ]
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(NPR) - By the mid-19th century, Britain was an almost unchallenged
empire. It controlled about a fifth of the world's surface, and yet
its weakness had everything to do with tiny leaves soaked in hot
water. By 1800, tea was easily the most popular drink in the country.
The problem? All the tea in the world came from China, and Britain
couldn't control the quality or the price. So around 1850, a group of
British businessmen set out to create a tea industry in a place they
did control: India.

"For All the Tea In China: How England Stole the World's Favorite
Drink and Changed History" (Amazon.com:Amazon.com: For All the Tea in China: How England Stole the World's Favorite Drink and Changed History (9780670021529): Sarah Rose: Books) is
Sarah Rose's account of the effort to control the tea market, what she
calls the "greatest single act of corporate espionage in history."...

Continued:The Tea Thieves: How A Drink Shaped An Empire : NPR


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I think the Chinese are at the same game. Japanese white mountain
tea disappeared from the shelves in Texas stores. Now the Chinese
are selling large quantities of "white mountain tea." in the (you
guessed it) dollar stores, not the megamarts.

Cheers, David H
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