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Mike Thadman
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(Gyorgy Sajo) wrote in message . com>...
> I am very puzzled by the fact that albeit people in China do not drink
> red tea, they do produce and export a lot of it for the West. Who and
> why invented the red tea in China, and when did it happen? Was it a
> special invention for or by the Europeans? Was it red tea at all that
> the first Dutch ships carried to Europe - or was it the tea the
> Chinese used to drink, for example some kind of oolong?
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> Thanks for any answers,
> Gyorgy
My understanding of red tea was that it was created in Africa, I think
southern Africa, and it was called Rooibos meaning red bush. But I
could be wrong. Maybe that's why they don't drink red tea. Plus it's
not really a tea since it doesnt come from the tea plant.
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