History of Green Tea

The history of green tea started in China and the origin is surrounded by myths and legends. One of the earliest stories was dated as far back as 5000 years ago!

the legend states that a man, known as Shien Non Shei discovered a plant and decided to taste it. After tasting the tea leaf, he thought it tasted good and the idea of mixing it with water came to him.

Another popular belief reveals that an Emperor, Shen Nung, who was also a medical expert, was the one that discovered green tea. One day while he was boiling water, a leaf fell into the cup and after drinking it, thought that it tasted good and decided that it has healing power.

From then on, the history of green tea began to develop. Green tea was only popular within the rich and powerful because tea was considered a luxury in ancient China. Only after the fall of the Mongolian empire, tea drinking spread among the whole population of China.

During the time when China was dominating the sea, tea was part of the compulsory provisions given to all sailors. The nutrients in the tea leaves were enough to prevent the sailors from getting scurvy, which would kill many European sailors in the future.

In time, green tea made it way to Japan and from there, the Japanese developed new variations of teas. The history of green tea continued after a Portuguese missionary introduced it to European counties. After that, the Dutch East India Company launched a ludicrous trade of tea shipping from China to Europe.

Tea drinking was only introduced to USA by Europe as part of the global tea trade and also from the Chinese restaurants run by Chinese immigrants.

The history of green tea accounts how a simple leaf became the second most popular drink of choice, behind water, in the world.

Although green tea is widely available in the world, and comes in different packaging, quality of each brand differs depending on where is it grown and the processing methods.

If you intend to drink green tea to reap its health benefits, why not try Kona Green. Kona Green Spirulina Green Tea is a thirst quenching, refreshing and nourishing drink made with Hawaii spirulina and organic green tea. You can enjoy the benefits of green tea and spirulina at the same time!