Revelations of Tea Time

Tea time is an integral part of the lives of millions of people as various nations around the world are well-known for their tea rituals and tea-time gatherings. Tea time is not only a daily occasion of enjoying your favorite drink at the beginning or the middle of the day. But, it is the time of deep thinking and easing the waves of conflicted thoughts inside. There are some revelations of the tea time.

The English are very popular with their tea time and tea parties, in addition, the English tea is well known for its early gray taste.

Comes on the top of the English people Queen Elizabeth II, she has tea mainly twice a day. The first one is a traditional breakfast tea with milk and with no sugar. The time of it is 7:30 am.

Regarding the second time, it is the afternoon tea time between 3 pm and 5 pm. She takes it with pastries, desserts, and scones with cream and jam. Royal authors described that the Queen's afternoon tea time is sacred, "She'd always have afternoon tea wherever she was in the world."

Renowned author George Orwell listed golden tips for enjoying a perfect cup of tea in an article called "A Nice Cup of Tea."

In the article, Orwell touched upon various points related to teacup making such as the quantity of water, the material of the teapot, and the impact of sugar and milk on the original taste of tea.

Egyptians also enjoy tea time as it's the drunkest and most common traditional drink in Egyptian culture. Tea can be mixed with milk, but tea with mint leaves or clove are the most popular.

Also, it is the main drink in family gatherings and discussions, especially in the afternoon times, while, tea with milk is most popular for breakfast time.

Moroccans are popular with their tea tastes and glass colorful tea sets. Green tea and tea with mint are very common in Moroccan culture.

During her trip to Morocco, Grammy-nominee singer/songwriter Loreena McKennitt described her tea time at the market of Marrakesh.

McKennitt described her thoughts while gazing at the passing faces in the market, the smell of the mint in the hot water, the amusing sents, and warm company with the teacup.

Those were some revelations and reflections of tea time on various occasions celebrating international tea day.