{"id":13128,"date":"2021-06-29T13:45:41","date_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=13128"},"modified":"2021-06-29T13:45:41","modified_gmt":"2021-06-29T13:45:41","slug":"the-history-of-german-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/the-history-of-german-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"The History of German Tea"},"content":{"rendered":"

When you think of Germany, the first thing that pops into your head is most certainly not tea, it might be Bier<\/strong> (beer) or Kaffee<\/strong> (coffee) but do Germans actually drink tea too? Well the answer is yes, quite a lot of people here do! Schwarztee<\/strong> (black tea) is the most popular tea in Germany, however Kr\u00e4utertee<\/strong> (herbal tea) and Fr\u00fcchtetee<\/strong> (fruit tea) are often drunk too, for their various health benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How Did Tea Come About?<\/span><\/h2>\n

The first tea was imported from China into Ostfriesland (East Frisia, located in Niedersachsen) in the 1700s. Tea was cheaper than beer and it became popular very quickly, it was even surprisingly consumed more often than beer. However, King Friedrich II was not happy as too much money was leaving the country to pay for the tea, so he tried to stop people from drinking it. This led to tea smuggling and after two years of trying, he gave up.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What is a Tea Ceremony?<\/span><\/h2>\n

Ostfriesland is the only place in Germany to have its very own tea ceremony. The traditional tea is a mix of Assam tea (black tea) and is drunk with a dollop of cream and Kandiszucker<\/strong> (rock candy). Although there is sugar and cream in the tea, you are not meant to stir it. Instead, the tea turns into creamy clouds of white and, as you drink, the flavors slowly mix together. As you drink more of the tea, it becomes sweeter and the flavors change.<\/span><\/p>\n

In one tea ceremony sitting it is common to drink at least three cups of tea. Any less and it is considered rude. This is also practical because the rock candy will not melt after just one cup, so you can re-use it for further cups of tea.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kandiszucker – Image by Teddy33 on Pixabay. CCO<\/p><\/div>\n

Tea Vocabulary<\/span><\/h2>\n

der Tee\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> the tea<\/span><\/p>\n

der Schwarztee\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0the black tea<\/span><\/p>\n

der Fr\u00fcchtetee\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> the fruit tea<\/span><\/p>\n

der Kr\u00e4utertee\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0the herbal tea<\/span><\/p>\n

die Sahne\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> the cream<\/span><\/p>\n

der Kandiszucker\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>the rock candy<\/span><\/p>\n

die Tee Schmuggelei\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>the tea smuggling<\/span><\/p>\n

die Tee Zeremonie\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>the tea ceremony<\/span><\/p>\n

die Tasse\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>the cup<\/span><\/p>\n

das Teesieb\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> the tea strainer<\/span><\/p>\n

r\u00fchren\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0to stir<\/span><\/p>\n

das Aroma\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong> the flavor<\/span><\/p>\n

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I personally love tea, although I haven’t tried the traditional Teezeremonie<\/strong> yet. My favorite tea is Schwarztee<\/strong> and it is how I start my day every morning. Do you drink tea? If so let me know in the comments below what your favouritefavorite tea is!<\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/p>\n

Larissa<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

When you think of Germany, the first thing that pops into your head is most certainly not tea, it might be Bier (beer) or Kaffee (coffee) but do Germans actually drink tea too? Well the answer is yes, quite a lot of people here do! Schwarztee (black tea) is the most popular tea in Germany…<\/p>\n

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