Talk:Tea

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Suggestion more teas

Hyderabadi Chai https://yummyindiankitchen.com/irani-chai-irani-tea-hyderabadi/ Elaichi Tea https://shop.dalmiagold.com/blog/black-tea/5-health-benefits-of-elaichi-tea-you-didnt-know Ginger Tea https://www.thekitchn.com/ginger-tea-recipe-23471621 Ajeyaajeya (talk) 01:43, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Those are not WP:RS sources and the middle one is blatant spam nonsense. Zefr (talk) 04:00, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 December 2023

Propose change:

Ireland, as of 2016, was the second-biggest per capita consumer of tea in the world.

to:

Ireland, as of 2016, was the second-biggest per capita consumer of tea in the world, after Turkey.

per referenced source.

It's always unsatisfying to read that someone or something is in second place without being told who is first. 2A00:23C8:7B09:FA01:8CA2:14F8:CF7B:BA58 (talk) 01:30, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

 Done – while this is mentioned in a couple places near that sentence I see no reason it shouldn't be mentioned directly in that sentence. Tollens (talk) 02:04, 13 December 2023 (UTC)

Source that tea originated in the Irrawaddy river?

Is there a source for this fact? Almost every other site says tea originated in China. 2001:FB1:96:5B03:D036:ED49:3F19:DC50 (talk) 11:57, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Tea in Russia

Theere is an incorrect thing is written in a tea in russia paragraph. The tea is not made or brewed in samovar, but made with it. The samovar is a water container while the tea itself brewed in a certain teapot. 109.195.90.24 (talk) 16:39, 15 January 2024 (UTC)

Compressed teas

I think that the mention of puerh at "Compressed tea (such as pu-erh)" should be removed. This is due to the fact that firstly, puerh is not by definition compressed. Although it is *usually* sold in compressed form, the only difference this makes is how the tea will age (ex. in the case of Xiaguan iron-compression, a significant difference between inner & outer material of the beeng can be observed due to the tightness of the compression limiting the inside's exposure to humidity), and does not have any significant impact on the character of un-aged teas. It is also very possible to find puerh sold uncompressed. Secondly, listing puerh as a specific example of compressed tea implies that there exists types of tea that are compressed, and types that are not compressed. This is untrue, because any type of tea can be compressed, and it's become a bit of a trend (at least for Western vendors) to compress teas that are traditionally loose, most notably white tea.

Since I am a new editor, I am nervous to make what might be a controversial deletion without any evaluation from others. I think that the best way to move forward would be to add information under this heading about how puerh as well as other heicha are traditionally compressed for sale/transport, but I'm not yet comfortable enough in my writing skills to make this change. Disaster-prevent (talk) 23:15, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Tried to do this. Johnbod (talk) 00:53, 19 April 2024 (UTC)

I've just noticed that I can't edit this page myself, I think it's because I have not made at least 10 edits with this account - I appreciate the edit, but I think it'll have to be altered again, since the "beeng" shape (a disc-like shape) is just as if not more prominent than the brick shape, so calling compressed tea "tea bricks" is inaccurate. The portion stating that compressing tea helps prevent spoilage is uncited, and unless a good source is found it should probably be removed - there can be found aged puerh that is loose, and loose oolong can also be aged.

Maybe it is possible to also include the info in the previous version on puerh being a notable example of a tea that is frequently compressed? I think something like "Tea, most notably pu-erh, may be compressed to assist in storage, transport, and aging etc." Disaster-prevent (talk) 01:46, 19 April 2024 (UTC)