For generations, tea in India has meant crowded railway platforms, roadside tapris and uncountable cups poured during long conversations. The Mad Hatter told Alice (from Alice in Wonderland), 'It's ...

Black, green, oolong, and white tea come from the Camellia sinensis plant — also known as the tea plant. The leaf extract is the oil from its leaves (1). Camellia sinensis or tea leaf extract has ...

Calendula, a flowering plant also known as pot marigold, can be served as a tea or used as an ingredient in various herbal formulations. While the tea is made by steeping the flowers in boiling water, ...

Tea is beginning to borrow the language once reserved for fine wine. Collectors speak of terroir, limited harvests and prized cultivars. Tea menus read like tasting journals where a single kilogram ...