It is known that tea originated in China about 5000 years ago. There are some legends about his exit, but the most we encounter is related to Shen Nung, one of the ancient emperors. Shen Nung, who is very fond of art, is also a scientist. The emperor, who ordered that the water be constantly boiled and drunk so that his armies would not get sick, again meets the tea drink one day thanks to a tea leaf that falls into it with the wind when the water boils. The emperor is very intrigued and sees that this brown drink also has a delicious taste, after which it gradually begins to spread. Black tea (black tea), yesil tea (green tea), oolong tea (oolong tea), white tea (white tea) are the most well-known types of tea.
Tea is then spread throughout Japan by monks and Zen monks. Chinese and Japanese culture have had very important effects on the preparation and presentation of tea differently from each other.
Especially in Japan, Tea Seromony has acquired an artistic form. It is necessary to be able to make the preparation and presentation of tea in seromonide in the most perfect, elegant, pleasant and respectful way, and for this it takes years of training and practice. It is believed that everything in that environment, such as the quality of the air, affects the taste of tea, so the tea actually contains the aroma of that “moment”. These seromonies also contain many elements from the Zen teaching. Even during the periods when internal tension was highest in Japan, people could not participate in tea seromony with a sword around their waist because it evoked war and violence. After Japan, tea spread to Europe over Portugal and to the Americas by British colonists. The two largest American contributions to tea have been bag tea and iced tea (ice tea), which have also become part of the culture of fast consumption.