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The London Tea Trade Centre is on the north
of the |
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River Thames.
It is the centre of an industry of
importance
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in the
lives of the
British.
Tea is without
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the British national drink: every man,
woman and child over ten |
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years of age has
average
over four cups a day or some 1500
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cups annually.
Some thirty per cent of the world's
exports of tea |
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makes its
to London. Britain
is
the largest |
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importer of tea in the world. |
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Samples of the vast amounts of tea brought
into the country to
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the
national thirst go to the London Tea Trade Centre,
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where
they are tasted by
professional tea
tasters |
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before being sold at each week's tea sale.
It is fascinating to see
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them at
.
Over a hundred samples are
in
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a line on long tables.
Teas are generally tasted with milk,
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that is how the majority in Britain drink
their tea.
The tasters move |
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down the line with surprising
, tasting each sample from
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a spoon and deciding what is a
price for each tea. |
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The types of tea that are popular in
Britain are
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inexpensive but they are of a very high
quality. The best are delicate
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of numerous teas
from different sources and countries |
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of origin. |
