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Source -REUTERS / Chris Keane An Indian tea company has delivered a large consignment of its Assam green tea to Donald Trump with the message that it is never too late to “cleanse yourself.” NEW DELHI (Sputnik) — "Dear Mr. Trump, Namaste from India, we are sending you lots and lots of natural green tea. It fights against harmful free radicals. It helps purify mind and body and regain a healthy balance. It has also proven to make people smarter. Please Mr Trump drink the tea. For your sake, for America's sake, for the world's sake," Kolkata-based Te-A-Me Teas said in a message explaining why the company had chosen to send the tycoon free tea. The company delivered a huge consignment containing 6,000 bags of Assam green tea to the Trump Towers in New York, with a message that it is never too late to ‘cleanse yourself'. "Donald Trump has the whole world worried. We cannot stop him, but maybe we can change him," Sumit Shah, Managing Director...

India is the second-largest producer of tea in the world. Its various teas originating in different regions of the country, and each possess unique attributes owing to the differences in geographic and climatic conditions. There is just as much diversity in the way tea is prepared and enjoyed across the nation. New Delhi (Sputnik) — It would not be an exaggeration to say that India is a nation of tea drinkers, considering that the domestic market consumes about 70 percent of the tea that is produced in the country. India is the second-largest producer of tea in the world, behind China. Furthermore, the Indian tea industry is making a push to expand tea exports to China beyond the current figure of nearly 30 percent of tea imported by China. Meanwhile, in India, tea is a part of the daily routine. People drink tea at regular intervals for refreshment and it's often accompanied with a hearty dose of snacks and conversations. Tea is offered to guests as a preferred welcome dri...

Credits - David Wong, director of tea culture and education at Tillerman Tea Source - Chowhound

Source- Jamie Oliver

I attended my first tea ceremony decades ago, as part of a company orientation. Kneeling on the floor, I sat in the formal seiza position, stumbled through the motions and sipped the thick green tea. Just as the pain in my legs was reaching a crescendo, I bowed to my host and hobbled out. I had next to no idea what it all meant. A box ticked off in the Japanese cultural experiences list?Based on a collection of essays by Noriko Morishita, Tatsushi Omori’s “Every Day a Good Day” knowledgeably and gorgeously shows how tea ceremony is far more than a feudal-era relic trotted out for bemused observers. For the heroine and her fellow followers of sadō (the way of tea), it is a shining embodiment of mindfulness — the philosophy and practice of living in the moment that is both timeless and trendy. Also, instead of going through the prescribed motions by rote, they use all five senses to experience beauty to the fullest at every seasonal turn. And the matcha that is the end product ...