Tee for All
Buddhism and tea were brought to Japan at the beginning of our calendar. For shipments of tea, the British organized the smuggling of opium into China. The American War of Independence was triggered by the Boston Tea Party. Far more than just a beverage, tea has shifted the attitudes of nations, deepened class and caste divisions, shaped social behaviors, and led to significant medical advancements.
Today, we drink 15,000 cups of tea every second, and tea remains one of the main export commodities for India and China. However, while the tea bag revolution of the early 1900s led to a tremendous spread of tea worldwide, it came at the cost of a decline in the quality of blends.
Type (Documentaire / Documentaire fiction / Série documentaire)Documentary SeriesGenre en anglaisDiscovery CollectionGlobal DrinksDirected by Stefano TealdiSupported by CNC, MEDIADistributed by Arte France Distribution Year2010Duration52min
Tea for All invites us to discover the incredible journeys of tea alongside its passionate producers, experts, and consumers.
From the headquarters of India’s Tata Tea Group, arguably one of the largest producers in the world, to one of Japan’s 600,000 private tea gardens; from the stall of an Indian tea “taster” to the tent of a Bedouin tea merchant in the Sahara, and even through the sophisticated rituals of afternoon tea in British clubs, this film will take us into a world where 550 chemical compounds come together in a single steaming cup.
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