insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 24 - February 2017 | Page 57

FOOD + DRINK

THE WONDER OF Tea

BY LISAMARIE LAMB
WE ALL LOVE A NICE CUPPA ; IT ’ S THE QUINTESSENTIAL ENGLISH DRINK THAT WE ’ VE ENJOYED FOR CENTURIES – FOR 350 YEARS , IN FACT . BUT OF COURSE , TEA DOESN ’ T COME FROM THE UK , AND ALTHOUGH WE ’ VE MOST DEFINITELY TAKEN IT IN AS ONE OF OUR OWN , ITS ORIGINS DATE BACK MUCH FURTHER THAN THREE AND A HALF CENTURIES .
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