"The abuse of tea has taken on the characteristics of a plague. It is not only confined to men, but has even spread to women and children. The situation is becoming very dangerous. Tea abuse... takes the form of an imperious and irresistible craving."
A Tunisian physician in the 1930's, commenting on the effects of tea when it first arrived in his country.
The Bitter Taste of Tea SBS TWO documentary.
A very good doco on the plight of tea pluckers, fair trade and the big tea buyers. Produced by Borgen Productions and Heinemann Media.
Camellia is keen to see links to any photographic evidence of monkeys picking tea, please let her know about them.
infini-tea Poems
CC has started a new craze in composing Infinty poems: poems which start and end with the same word and can be read from any point in the poem. However, only poems related to tea will be published here, IF CC likes it. Submit your own infini-tea poems.
Submit your tea story and help us build up a collection of funny and
poignant tea stories. It may be about tea in outback Australia, or an
encounter (through tea) you had while on a trip across Russia, or it may
be about your own tea culture from the place you come from. Share your
story about tea encountered on travelling adventures; while on a train
journey; outdoors; in someone¹s home; in a tearoom; at a tea plantation...
Camellia would love to hear your story. Any language is OK. Add your story here