Tea and Chocolate were popular drinks to Europeans. The Spanish was especially fond of Chocolate. During the conquest of mesoamerica, the Spanish discovered cocoa beans. From there, they then added sugarcane and heated up the mixture. In doing so , a Hot Chocolate drink was born. By the end of the 16th century , the trade of cocoa was booming to Spain. Chocolate would become a fond drink of the Spanish, served to spanish monarchs, but also drunk by every social class in Spain. This product would become a staple in Spanish culture. Chocolate would later spread to the rest of Europe where they too , would come to appreciate the deliciousness of chocolate. (Yum) Due to the popularity of tea in Spain, other drinks such as coffee and tea would not …show more content…
Coffee houses would be a haven for citizens to socialize with friends, discuss politics, and talk about the news . Coffee houses were especially popular due to the fact that specific coffee houses were targeted by similar social class citizens. Thus, there was a coffee house for every walk of life. During this time, coffee houses would grow to become men only clubs, limiting the amount of women gaining access to tea. However, thanks to Catherine of Braganza, she would set an example for women to drink tea by making it a court drink. By doing so , she would lead the way for the social acceptance of both men and woman to drink tea. Not only did Catherine influence women to drink tea, she also popularized the entire concept of consuming tea. Due to this, by 1686 tea would be hit the markets and be sold to citizens. I believe that the preference of drink in these european countries affected their economy and most importantly their culture. To this day , the english are known to drink enormous amounts of tea. It is common to connect tea to the english. If Catherine had not popularized the drinking of tea, the culture of the English would have been altered. In history , choices , no matter how small they are , affect the events of the
Britain decided to pull back most taxes except for the tea tax. Tea was important to the colonists
The Mokaya people of Mexico, being the first to find chocolate beans, didn’t have the technology to experiment with it, so they began using it as a medicine, though it didn’t quite work. Later groups in the 13th century, such as the Mayan and Aztec priests, would mix
their rulers could drink it. Around 1400 BC, the Aztecs conquered most of Mesoamerica and they wanted the cocoa beans the Mayans had. They had one problem though, cocoa trees didn't grow where they lived. What did they do? They traded with the Mayans to get some, and also made the conquered tribes pay tribute. The Aztecs thought that the beans were a gift from Quetzalcoatl, and they were so coveted that they were used as currency, as well as a drink to give the drinker strength and increase fertility. The Mesoamerican tribes continued to drink chocolate until around 1519 AD, when the first Spanish conquistadors arrived in the area. Hernán Cortés wrote down this encounter:
A. It is often said that after the Boston Tea Party in 1773, when the american’s raided the British ships to throw crates of tea into the Boston harbor, Americans switched to coffee as a way to boycott the
It seemed as if tea was a drug for the Europeans because for them it was just so addicting, to the point they would do anything just to get more and more. The only things that were worthy of trading with the Chinese were gingko (type of plant), shark fin, a soft type of wood (used for incense) and silver. As the demand for tea rose, Britain gradually ran out of silver to trade with, and was desperate to find what China wanted. Then, the British resorted to trading in opium. China was very picky about their opium.
Tea had started in China but soon spread to Europe where it was consumed by almost everyone. Tea was amazing and rather impressive, but to the Chinese Tea caused their empire to fall and many wars. considering tea contained caffeine it had the same effects as coffee, it was just more enjoyable and more consumed. To this day the British still enjoy tea and is consumed more than 66 liters per person per year. With the rise of tea the British grew with it and became economically and militarily great. The popularity in Europe was immense; official imports had grown from around six tons in 1699 to eleven thousand tons a century later. These numbers do not include the amount of smuggled tea, which at the time was popular. During the Industrial Revolution,
Through the colonization, Britain have developed a lot of different new cultures. We can see a distinctive stamp in their food culture. British people are known for their love for tea, and especially afternoon tea. This
Coffee and tea have been around for many centuries. Coffee was discovered in the land of Abyssinia or also known as Ethiopia (Pendergrast, 2001). It became one of the many sources to create ideas, a common drink for work or school, and created problems. It is common to buy coffee now from Starbucks, Philz Coffee, or brewing it ourselves. Coffee is use to start out our day and keep us awake. Since discovering coffee, Americans consume it everyday. On the other hand, not only is coffee very popular drink but so is drinking Tea. The discovery of tea is very diverse, it goes through many histories and cultural stories. The history of it started out when the British made tea their representing drink, believing no one else can have it (Mair & Hoh, 2010). Through culture, Chinese believed that tea is a necessity to have a healthy life (Mair & Hoh, 2010). During the tea trade, many of the Chinese claimed that tea can cure any disease and by drinking it no one can die (Mair & Hoh, 2010). But today many of us drink coffee and tea for countless reason; usually we have them in the morning to start out our day, to keep us awake for late night studies, or for health benefits. One of the main ingredients in coffee and tea is caffeine. Caffeine has both bad and good benefits, but too much of caffeine can cause a negative effect for our health. The effects of tea and coffee can have various health benefits, carry out chemical compounds that is in the drink, but too much consumption can create side effects to our body.
In the first study I will look at is Laud Humphreys study of the tea
Chocolate was first harvested by the Aztec, Toltec, and Maya civilization 3,000 years ago. The ancient civilization made a drink out of the bean and drank it during important ceremonies, the bean was also used as a currency (Head, Brandon; 2005). The bean was taken by Christopher Columbus to Spain in 1502 after his fourth voyage. Columbus delivered the cocoa drink to Spain, while the drink was bitter Spain added sugar
Of the three drinks ,tea is the most established known and is currently the most prevalent refreshment. It drives the other two in the aggregate sum of drink expended, and it is less costly espresso and cocoa being adjusted to an extensive variety of agro climatic
The history of tea, like the history wine, offers an insight into the culture of the world. Teas are produced from Camellia sinensis, a plant native to the regions of South and East Asia, particularly in China. Tea was a common drink during the Qin and the Tang dynasties. It gained more popularity when it was introduced to other Asian countries like Japan, Korea and Vietnam. In India, tea was used for medicinal purposes. It only became a popular beverage when the British introduced the Chinese tea in order to compete with C...
Tea is consumed all over the world not only for its simulating effect but for the med...
Tea can be found in all parts of the world and it is even England’s national drink, but tea had a slow beginning that started in China. The drink dodged the control of Western countries and took its time becoming a well-known product in the world. Tea soon founds it way to India because of European interests, which is where the beverage’s recognition in the Western hemisphere became prominent.
Did you know that tea was firstly discovered in China before it is served virtually in every corner of the world? For hundred years ever since 2737 B.C. , tea is exclusively being steeped for the Chinese emperors, rich and nobles only before the commoners could have enjoy a cup.