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The first documented use of tea in cooking is a recipe for tea cream by La Chapelle, published in Le Cuisinier moderne in 1742; this recipe remained the only use of tea in French cuisine until the 19th century, before the development, as in other countries, of sweet recipes based on tea: financier, cakes, crème brûlée or madeleines.
[17] [27] The Dutch first imported tea around 1606 from Macao via Bantam, Java, [28] and played a dominant role in the early European tea trade through the Dutch East India Company, influencing other European languages, including English, French (thé), Spanish (té), and German (Tee). [27] The Dutch first introduced tea to England in 1644. [27]
Palais des Thés is a tea company founded in Paris in 1986. It has 100 specialty tea shops in France, Israel, Norway, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark and Russia. The company specializes in direct tea sourcing and commercialization of more than 200 teas as well as tea gifts and accessories.
Thé avec des artistes ("Tea with the artists"), Jules Grün, 1929. The timing of the "tea" meal has moved over the centuries in response to the migration of the main meal, dinner. Until the late 18th century dinner was eaten at what is now called "lunchtime", or in the early afternoon; supper was a later and lighter meal. Dinner remains a ...
The tea culture within Vietnam is ancient and is home to some of the oldest living tea plants. [20] Before French colonisation, tea was primarily produced for personal and local-market consumption. The first tea plantation was established in 1890 within the Phu Tho province and was very successful. [20]
Mariage Frères, 30 Rue du Bourg-Tibourg, Paris. The tea trade in France began to boom in the middle of the 17th century. At this time, King Louis XIV and the French East India Company encouraged the exploration of distant lands in the search of exotic goods.
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Often herb tea, or the plain term tea, is used as a reference to all sorts of herbal teas. Many herbs used in teas/tisanes are also used in herbal medicine and in folk medicine . These "teas" do not usually contain any true tea ( Camellia sinensis ), but some herbal blends do contain true tea (e.g., the Indian classic masala chai ).