did you know that all tea (black, green, white, oolong, english breakfast, etc) actually comes from the same plant
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Wait, really? 🤯
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Camellia sinensis is a species of evergreen shrubs or small trees in the flowering plant family Theaceae whose leaves and leaf buds are used to produce tea. Common names include "tea plant", "tea shrub", and "tea tree".
C. sinensis var. sinensis and C. s. var. assamica are two varieties grown today. White tea, yellow tea, green tea, oolong, dark tea and black tea are all harvested from one or the other, but are processed differently to attain varying levels of oxidation.
So, another cash crop?
i think tea is actually the OG cash crop
why does this feel like a meme
lmaoooo its true tho
marvelous
just realized one of my favorite teas (peppermint) isn't technically tea
"yes I'd like some peppermint tea"
"um actually peppermint doesn't come from the tea plant and so it's technically just hot peppermint water"
Just had a mental image of someone ordering a specific tea. The server goes in the back and picks leaves off the tree before serving it. New customer asks for a different tea. Same server returns to the back and picks from the same tree.
Tea tree oil as well? Melaleuca?
The seeds of C. sinensis can be pressed to yield tea oil, a sweetish seasoning/cooking oil that should not be confused with tea tree oil, an essential oil that is used for medical and cosmetic purposes, and originates from the leaves of a different plant.