When it comes to the crossroads of culture, food, and drink, few culinary concepts have had as large an impact on modern society as tea. Believed to have originated eons ago in modern-day China, the concept of soaking Camellia sinensis in hot water has left a truly mind-boggling mark on nations all across the globe. While the beverage has enjoyed a lasting legacy across Europe, becoming one of the cultural cornerstones of daily life in England, it also served as one of several catalysts for the American Revolution, with massive shipments of tea plunging deep into the waters of New England during the Boston Tea Party—and in the modern
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