A tea bag is a small, porous, sealed bag or packet containing tea leaves. It is immersed in a cup of boiling water to make a tea or an infusion. Modern tea bags are usually made of paper fiber.
The first mention of anything remotely resembling a tea bag dates back to 8th century China, during the Tang Dynasty, when tea was sewn into square paper bags which was then stitched on all sides to preserve its flavoring and aromas.
The original tea bags were hand sewn muslin or silk bags. A patent for such tea bags was granted in 1903 for a couple named Roberta C Lawson and Mary Mclaren and they became commercially available the following year.
Tea bags were first successfully marketed in 1908 by New York tea and coffee shop merchant Thomas Sullivan who for four years has been in the habit of sending samples of his various tea blends to restaurants in small hand-sewn silk bags instead of sealing them in the more expensive tins. He recognized a natural marketing opportunity when he realized the restaurants were brewing the samples "in the bags" to avoid the mess of tea leaves in the kitchens.
A tea importer, Joseph Krieger, manufactured the first commercially available tea bags in San Francisco in 1920. These super-large gauze tea pouches were devised by Krieger to provide an easier way for restaurants to brew large quantities of tea. Other tea importers were working on smaller tea pouches at the same time, which they believed would be of interest to housewives.
The first tea bag packing machine was called Pompadour. It was invented in 1929 by Adolf Rambold for the German company Teekanne.
While tea bags had been commercially produced in America since the 1920s, they were not available in the United Kingdom until 1953 when Tetley introduced them to the British population.
The world's most expensive teabag was encrusted with 280 diamonds and worth £7500. It was commissioned by the maker of PG Tips to mark the brand's 75th anniversary in 2005. As it contained tea leaves, the bag could still be used to make a brew.
The largest tea bag weighs 250 kg (551 lb 2.56 oz) and was created by Ahmed Mohamed Saleh Baeshen & Co., owner of Rabea Tea, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on September 20, 2014.
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The first mention of anything remotely resembling a tea bag dates back to 8th century China, during the Tang Dynasty, when tea was sewn into square paper bags which was then stitched on all sides to preserve its flavoring and aromas.
The original tea bags were hand sewn muslin or silk bags. A patent for such tea bags was granted in 1903 for a couple named Roberta C Lawson and Mary Mclaren and they became commercially available the following year.
Tea bags were first successfully marketed in 1908 by New York tea and coffee shop merchant Thomas Sullivan who for four years has been in the habit of sending samples of his various tea blends to restaurants in small hand-sewn silk bags instead of sealing them in the more expensive tins. He recognized a natural marketing opportunity when he realized the restaurants were brewing the samples "in the bags" to avoid the mess of tea leaves in the kitchens.
A tea importer, Joseph Krieger, manufactured the first commercially available tea bags in San Francisco in 1920. These super-large gauze tea pouches were devised by Krieger to provide an easier way for restaurants to brew large quantities of tea. Other tea importers were working on smaller tea pouches at the same time, which they believed would be of interest to housewives.
The first tea bag packing machine was called Pompadour. It was invented in 1929 by Adolf Rambold for the German company Teekanne.
While tea bags had been commercially produced in America since the 1920s, they were not available in the United Kingdom until 1953 when Tetley introduced them to the British population.
The world's most expensive teabag was encrusted with 280 diamonds and worth £7500. It was commissioned by the maker of PG Tips to mark the brand's 75th anniversary in 2005. As it contained tea leaves, the bag could still be used to make a brew.
The largest tea bag weighs 250 kg (551 lb 2.56 oz) and was created by Ahmed Mohamed Saleh Baeshen & Co., owner of Rabea Tea, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on September 20, 2014.
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