Making tea in the traditional way at work or on the road is quite problematic. A completely different thing is a tea bag. What is brewing tea with it? Dipped the bag in a cup or plastic cup, and you're done. You can try a delicious drink. And you don’t even need to wash the cup for a long time after drinking tea. It is enough to throw the used bag into the bin.
Tea bag - what is it? Origin history
A tea bag is a small bag made of filter paper containing tea. This is the easiest way to brew tea quickly.
Tea bags were invented in 1904 by American tea and coffee merchant Thomas Sullivan. To send samples of goods to his client, he packed the tea in silk bags and bandaged them with braid. One of the potential customers of the merchant decided to immediately taste the drink and made tea without untying the bag. It was a real success.
Tea bags quickly spread throughout Europe and America. Until 1929 they were made and sewn by hand. Then the tea was packaged in filter paper. In 1950, an engineer from the German company Teekanne invented a double rectangular tea bag. What was he like? It was a real modern bag with a rope fixed with a metal bracket and a paper tag.
Mass production of tea began under the leadership of the owner of the tea factory, Thomas Lipton, who decided to pack the tea in cardboard boxes instead of cans. This method of packaging tea bags made of filter paper is used to this day.
Interesting facts about tea bags
For all lovers of tea bags, it will be interesting to know a few facts about this product. A tea bag ... What is so interesting about him?
Most often, instead of leaf tea, tea bags are filled with tea dust. This is the waste that remains after frying the leaves. Unscrupulous sellers, in order to increase the volume of tea leaves, add dried waste from other plants to tea dust.
In the UK, brewing bags are round in shape, which allows you to place the tea bag directly on the bottom of the cup.
The share of tea bags is growing every year. Today it owns nearly 80 percent of the global and European tea markets, and only in the UK has this figure reached 90%.
- The most expensive tea bag costs 7,500 thousand British pounds. Inside and out, it is encrusted with diamonds, and the highest quality and expensive leaf tea is used as tea leaves.
Can I make tea bags several times?
For thrifty people, a tea bag is a bad alternative to leaf tea leaves. The cost of a paper bag, even according to conservative estimates, is at least 2 times higher. But many enterprising people have found a way to save by brewing tea in a bag several times.
However, doctors warn that this is strictly not recommended. It is proved that when re-brewing from toasted tea, toxins are released that are harmful and even dangerous for the body.
Ways to use used bags
After a single use, a tea bag is usually thrown away. But some people here have found use for it. The used tea bag, in their opinion, can be:
- odor neutralizer for the refrigerator ;
- therapeutic swab with tea to relieve fatigue from the eyes;
- dishwashing detergent;
- fertilizer for indoor plants;
- disposable pot for growing seedlings.
The scope of the bags on this is not limited, as human imagination does not dry out.
How to make a tea bag yourself
The most ordinary tea bag can be a unique creative gift for loved ones. To do this, you just need to do it yourself. You can use one of the proposed methods.
- To make a tea bag, you can use paper filters for coffee makers. Of these, bags of arbitrary shape and size are cut, which are sewn on three sides manually or on a sewing machine. After this, the tea leaves is filled, and the bag is sewn up on the fourth side. If desired, you can attach a brewing thread with a label.
- A do-it-yourself tea bag can be made from thin translucent fabric, such as organza. A circular base is cut out of matter, into the center of which tea is poured (about a teaspoon). Further, the fabric gathers in a circle and is firmly fixed on top of the thread. For reliability, the connection can be sewn up.
- On some sites for sale there are special blanks for tea bags. It is enough to fill in the tea leaves in them, fix on the last side and decorate as desired. An original and very nice gift is ready. Have a nice tea party!