Strong Words From Both Sides at Soda Ban Hearing (New York City)

[Neoma]

15. The bitter taste is due to burning the tea leaves, as the water can be too hot.

It takes practice to make a proper cup of tea, they even have contests in China to who can make the best cups.

China and Indonesia are the only places that tea will grow. Tea can come as black, green and white. It comes from the same plant. Anything else technically isn't tea. Just herbal stuff thrown around.

There are currently no words to describe how tea tastes. It's not sugary or bitter, it's just lovely.

I'm a hot tea/loose leaf lover. Hung around an independent tea shop every day once upon a time. Learned a lot.