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International Tea Day: Tea expert explains how to make the perfect cuppa
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20/05/2024
98% of people polled in the annual tea census revealed they drink tea every single day.
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One of the great findings is we are drinking more tea than ever. So 98% of those polled
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told us that they are drinking a cup of tea absolutely every day.
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Tea is the most popular drink consumed in the UK today by far. The nearly 5,000 year
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old beverage has its roots in China and the Far East and played a vital role in the economic
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and social development of Britain. Nowadays, as part of International Tea Day,
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rubber connoisseurs crunch the all-important numbers to put together the tea census.
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Hello, my name is Sharon Hall and I'm the Chief Executive of the United Kingdom Tea
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and Infusions Association at tea.co.uk. Milk is always the controversial one and whether
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we put it in first or last. But actually a quarter of us now say they drink tea, black
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tea, without any milk at all. But those that do put milk in, only 8% of us put it in first
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and the rest put it in last or after the sugar.
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There seems to be a bit of a growing trend of people choosing tea over alcohol, especially
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among younger people. What factors do you think are contributing to that shift and how
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has that been reflected in the data?
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There's a real growing trend of what we call sober curious. So living life with either
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no alcohol or less alcohol. And I think that younger generation, very health conscious,
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and they want to look at how they live, how they exercise, how they sleep. And diet is
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a key part of that whole lifestyle.
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What tips can you offer on making the perfect cup?
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In terms of making a great cup of tea, my number one tip is smart boil. Every time you
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re-boil that water, the oxygen comes out. And the oxygen is really important to get
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all the best flavour out of your tea leaves. So we say smart boil, measure out just what
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you need. So if you're making one mug of tea, just measure one mug of water and boil that.
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And actually, if we all did that, we'd save the equivalent of 1.5 million car journeys.
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