insideKENT Magazine Issue 59 - February 2017 | Page 79

FOOD + DRINK

THE WONDER OF Tea

BY LISAMARIE LAMB
WE ALL LOVE A NICE CUPPA; IT’ S THE QUINTESSENTIAL ENGLISH DRINK THAT WE’ VE ENJOYED FOR CENTURIES – FOR 350 YEARS, IN FACT. BUT OF COURSE, TEA DOESN’ T COME FROM THE UK, AND ALTHOUGH WE’ VE MOST DEFINITELY TAKEN IT IN AS ONE OF OUR OWN, ITS ORIGINS DATE BACK MUCH FURTHER THAN THREE AND A HALF CENTURIES.
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