China has a large population. If it is based on the total consumption of tea, China does rank first, but in terms of per capita tea consumption, China only ranks 19th. Japan, which has a tea ceremony culture, only ranks 9th. We found a feature that most people in these top 8 countries like to drink black tea.
# 1 - Türkiye
Turkey is a country that straddles the two continents of Eurasia. Many people do not know that this small country with a population of only 85 million is actually the country with the largest per capita tea consumption in the world. According to statistics, each person drinks an average of 3.16 kilograms of tea per year, equivalent to 1250 cups.
The favorite drink of Turks is black tea. There is a special department in charge of tea. The drinking method is different from that in China. They use special double-layer pots to make tea. They prefer a strong taste, so they will add salt or sugar cubes to the tea. People first put the cube sugar in their mouths, and then start drinking tea.
# 2 - Ireland
Ireland is known as the "Emerald Isle". It is a very romantic country and a country that does not allow divorce. Irish people love to drink black tea. The per capita consumption of tea per year is 4.831 pounds. They drink it in the morning, noon and evening, and almost drink more than 4 cups per person per day, ranking second in the world.
Irish tea mostly uses a blend of Sri Lankan black tea and Assam tea, which is divided into three types: single black tea, blended tea, and flavored tea. No matter what kind of tea it is, it tends to have a strong sweet taste. They will add milk or sugar, like to use cups with tea bags to drink, and they will also have biscuits, bread and other pastries, or jam, when drinking tea. In Ireland, a pot of good tea is often referred to as "a pot of gold tea".
# 3 - Great Britain
In everyone's impression, Britain is the most gentlemanly country, and drinking tea is also very elegant. It is said that the average consumption of tea per person per year is more than 7 catties, which is equivalent to 1,500 bowls, but it has decreased in recent years because young people prefer to drink coffee.
In addition to black tea, the British like green tea, white tea, herbal tea, and oolong tea. British black tea is divided into two types: pure tea and blended black tea. Among them, English breakfast black tea and Earl Gray black tea are famous all over the world. English breakfast tea is usually mixed with tea leaves from Assam, Sri Lanka and Kenya, and spices such as bergamot oil are added to make the tea full and strong. Earl Gray tea is based on Chinese Keemun black tea or Lapsang Souchong, or with Ceylon black tea and other teas, and then flavored with bergamot oil.
# 4 - Russia
In the 17th century, tea was spread to Russia through China’s Mongolia. Since then, Russians fell in love with drinking tea, but tea was very precious at that time. They poured tea into a small saucer, and put honey into their mouths with the palm of their hand and a tea spoon. With his mouth in his mouth, he put his mouth against the edge of the saucer, and sucked the tea one by one with noisiness. Although Russia also produces tea, it is far from enough to drink. Most of it is imported, and the annual tea import volume is close to 200,000 tons.
Now Russia's per capita annual tea consumption is twice that of China's per capita. Russians usually drink black tea mainly, and often add jam, cream, lemon juice, etc. to the tea to increase the rich taste of the tea. Now some people like scented tea, and some people are trying to drink green tea and add sugar to green tea.
# 5 - Morocco
Morocco is a coastal Arab country in northwest Africa, with a population of only 37.3 million people. It is such a small country, but it consumes more than 60,000 tons of tea every year. They love green tea, 98% of which come from China, mainly the pearl tea and eyebrow tea in green tea. Drinking tea is an important way for them to quench their thirst in high temperature.
Like many teas in my country, Moroccans have the habit of "washing tea" before drinking, washing away the dust and bitterness in the tea leaves with boiling water. They like to drink mint tea. When making tea, they will add sugar and fresh mint leaves. Often more sugar is added to increase the cool and sweet taste. Sometimes lemon, verbena, sage, etc. are added to form a unique tea fragrance.
# 6 - New Zealand
New Zealand is a developed country dominated by agriculture and animal husbandry. The export volume of mutton, dairy products and deer antler ranks first in the world. However, New Zealand does not produce tea. It was not until 1996, when Vincent, a Chinese from New Zealand, introduced Taiwanese alpine oolong tea to New Zealand. There is the famous Zealong organic tea, but the production is limited. New Zealanders mainly drink black tea and oolong tea. The average tea consumption per person is as high as 4.5 kg, most of which still have to be imported.
Most New Zealanders drink tea seven times a day: morning tea, breakfast tea, afternoon tea, lunch tea, afternoon tea, dinner tea and evening tea. They usually make tea with two pots, one for tea and the other for hot water. They like to add sugar and milk to the tea, and they have a higher requirement for the concentration of the soup. The large-sized red crushed tea that is thick, dark, compact and heavy is often used, and the tea soup brewed is very red.
# 7 - Egypt
Egypt is the most populous country in Northeast Africa. Some people say: "Strolling along the Nile River, drinking a sip of hot tea, and watching the bustling crowds is the time in Egypt." Egyptians like to drink black tea. The annual import volume is more than 50,000 tons.
They don't like to put whole tea leaves, but put crushed tea powder or crushed tea, and add thick sucrose to the tea. Generally, 2/3 of white sugar should be added to a cup of tea. This kind of sugar tea is very Viscous, the average Chinese people are not used to drinking it. Black tea is divided into koshary and Saiidi according to the brewing method. Koshary is popular in the north with a light taste and can be drunk after just a few minutes of soaking; Saiidi has a strong taste and is liked by southerners and needs to be boiled before drinking.
# 8 - Poland
Poland is an Eastern European country that likes to drink tea very much. The per capita annual consumption of tea is about one kilogram. About 5%, Chinese Yunnan black tea is very popular in Poland.
They usually drink "disposable" teabags. One teabag is brewed in one teacup. Sugar, lemon juice or fresh lemon slices are also added to make the tea soup have 3 different tastes: "bitter, sweet and sour".
Tea is one of the three major beverages in the world and plays an important role in people's daily life. There are 197 countries in the world, among which there are more than 160 countries that drink tea, and about 3 billion people like to drink tea. Tea, like orchids on the tongue, refreshes the heart, is fragrant and sweet, and has a pleasant fragrance; no wonder so many people love to drink tea.