William Ux in “The Complete Book of Tea”, sorted out a history of Chinese tea entering England. about 1657, there was a coffee house called Garvey in London, England, the first time to sell tea to the public, the price is as high as 6 to 10 pounds.
The British will be called afternoon tea a “totem drink”, is undoubtedly gives afternoon tea a beyond reality, metaphysical religious charm and a sense of national belonging, whether it is the royal family, or the common people, the daily morning and afternoon tea has become a “human rights dessert”.
In fact, the popularity of tea in England had much to do with the structure of the British diet, and tea could be used as a source of vitamin C supplementation adapted to the British Fengs. In “The Medical History of Tea” by Dr. Cun Zhuoka, a Japanese medical doctor, he mentioned that the British had a higher rate of scurvy due to the vast area of the colony and the fact that the crews at that time sailed around the world because of trade and naval expansion, consuming meat (especially cured beef) for a long time; in addition, those infants aged 6~18 months who were fed with animal milk that was not completely sterilized were also prone to scurvy, and Scurvy will often make them fracture. Therefore, when the British learned that tea can prevent scurvy and alcoholism, excessive meat-eating people are helpful, they naturally tea table enthusiasm. It is in this dietary context, the habit of drinking tea will take British Benesse by storm with amazing speed.