The history of tea - Shunan Teng

Trace the origins of tea and find out how it became the second most consumed beverage in the world.
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Tea is the second most consumed beverage in the world after water - and from sugary Turkish Rize tea to salty Tibetan butter tea, there are almost as many ways of preparing the beverage as there are cultures on the globe. Where did this beverage originate, and how did it become so popular? Shunan Teng details tea’s long history.
Lesson by Shunan Teng, animation by Steff Lee.
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[@pixel_6493]

China: *invents tea* India: nice Russia: nice Turkey: nice Greece: nice France: nice Italy: nice Britain:*GIVE ME THE PLANT*

[@duarylow5275]

America: steal my tech

[@michaelpiano8866]

Countries in a nutshell

[@masonm1124]

Pixel_64 America: taste better cold Turkey: I HAVE TEA EMBEDDED IN MY SOUL

[@anegg5946]

Britain: that would be great to mess up and say the British invented it

[@user-ok8yq6nc6x]

America: *throws into harbor*

[@theteethburglar4716]

China: *boils water* Britain: yes, and... China: *puts in leaf* Britain: I WILL TAKE ALL OF YOUR STOCK.

[@Assassinus2]

End Cat Britain: Oh, and we'll take your country. China: Wait, what? France, Germany, Russia: We'll have what Britain's having too. China: Oh, come on. Really?

[@theluftwaffle1]

A Mage of Void who is also a hufflepuff China: Well! If I can’t have it then no one can! Rest of world: *Surprise pikachu face*

[@generalnawaki]

the brits conquered whole nations over less.

[@t26e44]

@A Mage of Void who is also a hufflepuff After a couple years in China, China: Damn it, why the japanese kill millions of my people

[@nataliamontserrat4519]

I read this in an English accent too

[@akshayramdaw9003]

Britain: "We will pay you in drugs" China: "We don't want your drugs!" Britain: "Did you say war!!"

[@monika_888]

LMAO

[@atiqaislam7896]

That's it..how weird...they even started a war ..but aren't they the one at fault ..who trade goods with drugs..

[@mz4420]

Then they stole HK

[@twins1225t]

At that time, the Chinese were engaged in international unfair trade, only exporting, not importing. so Britain could not endure the financial crisis and as a result, they sold opium to china. Even in modern times, if there is a country that tries to unfair international trade or protectionism, it is internationally condemned. Anyway,nothing has changed in China between the past and now.

[@RawBread1173]

@@twins1225t ...except all of that wine and cheese and other items which are explicitly protected by law and illegal to make elsewhere, sure. And the Dutch's EIC which ran a monopoly for a few centuries, and the British's own monopolistic deals with like everyone through their history of conquest. But right, "China". Keep telling yourself that Britain was the victim here.

[@skeksilthechamberlain1479]

I love how it starts out happy talking about how tea became a popular drink then suddenly takes a dark turn into the opium wars. That escalated quickly.

[@jackzhou4813]

It was the British who made tea popular all over the world through the Opium War. At first, tea only existed in the cultural circle of East Asia.

[@kiljaeden5405]

Took China 200 years to say no to drugs 😂

[@aguyfrominternet2333]

@@jackzhou4813 You're kinda wrong. Tea would have been all over the world without the Bri'ish

[@user-jl4rw6lh3u]

@@jackzhou4813 funny how you have an Chinese name yet think this way, hope you realize this doesn't make you any whiter lol

[@ishrendon6435]

​@@jackzhou4813thats not quite right though lol

[@mirzamay]

Asian cultures are so ancient, complicated and beautiful. Their variable senses of art and culinary skills is amazing.

[@zeo1128]

Yeah. Mesopotamia, India, Japan, etc. there's beauty almost at everywhere, not just history but at their nature and ancient architecture etc. We just don't have the best propaganda unlike Americans and Europe but surely, there's so much beauty in our continent that's yet to be seen.

[@lee.j4min871]

@Ahhh Haaa You know that the middle east is in Asia too and the indus valley

[@ramenghosh4754]

@Ahhh Haaa give me some references pls ....

[@xxxxalisa3526]

@@zeo1128 Japan? Japan is a country influenced by Chinese culture. China, not Japan, has a long history and culture

[@zeo1128]

@@xxxxalisa3526 uhmm, yeah? That's why I added ETC after i cited asian countries, I'm not ranking what's the oldest or not, I'm not naming who influenced much better or lesser. Haha 😂 Again, there's beauty left unseen. And what I mean by beauty doesn't just stop at history and culture 😀. Sorry I forgot to cite China as an example hihi. But let me correct, ASIA in general. No asian countries left behind my friend. 😄

[@cyborgz843]

China: Do You Want Some Water? U.K: Nah. China: What If We Put A Leaf In It? U.K: *PERHAPS*

[@theonionkiwi]

HAHA YEA

[@lavamatstudios]

China: Okay, that'll be 10 silver. Britain: You take opium? China: Yeah sure opium is fine too. And then it was not fine.

[@penguin_reader_yt9510]

OI mate, give us all yer tea

[@anniemeridian270]

@@lavamatstudios It's not that China agreed to take opium. It was illegal all the time, but UK put into effort to sell it secretly and let people get addicted to it. And it is because China did not want opium that UK declared war.

[@Jean-dr1lo]

A moment of silence for those brittish people who thinks they invented tea.

[@artemis6703]

damn there are British people who think they invented tea?

[@Daniel_Productions]

I'm British. No one thinks that...

[@Daniel_Productions]

@@honestlyboringperson they don't, literally every tea drinker i know doesn't think we invented it.

[@ravioli3807]

@@Daniel_Productions You don't know that much people.

[@Daniel_Productions]

@@ravioli3807 how do you know that LOL

[@indigo92099]

me: *has to catch up 9 lectures, 3 due assignments and basically the last 5 years of my life* KZbin: here, watch the history of tea 🍵 me: okay 😌

[@user-ze8fr9wq1t]

*laughs in 20 overdue assignments*

[@johnaxelocag3435]

Lol, we got a exam tommorow and here am I watching the history of tea

[@minaashido1830]

*Laughs in 40 missing assignments*

[@silvanliu8168]

@@user-ze8fr9wq1t *laughs harder in 47 overdue assignments*

[@sabrinas.1302]

I have to prepare for uni admission test n catch up with the last 2 years' of my life and here I am, rewatching this •_•

[@cheekibreeki9739]

Shennong: (Accidentally poisoned himself 72 times) Life: "Am I a Joke to You?"

[@Jensenrobinb]

I like to eat leaves that have soup like tastes

[@jglaneuski]

ah yes, an original meme.

[@l_sx8722]

The story says he taste every plant just to find out what they can do to humans, dude is a savage.

[@legendarytat8278]

@@l_sx8722 “The only difference between screwing around and science Is writing it down.” ~ballistics expert Alex Jason, from Mythbusters

[@abrar939]

Haha pathetic. I can’t tell you how many times I got poisoned... jk I will I got poisoned 827473837472 times. Every second of it was agony and homework

[@puchy110]

There was another story that a Chinese emperor was boiling a pot of water under a tree. Leaves from said tree fell into the water and before he could remove them they began to brew. He decided to try the water and loved it, so he decided to plant more of the tree, which turned out to be a tea plant.

[@baklolmaster6155]

puchy110 yup! I've heard that

[@laueilis3192]

puchy110 That's the one I heard since I was a kid

[@puchy110]

it would make sense, most agricultural discoveries in ancient times were accidental.

[@purushottammotwani3082]

puchy110 yup thats correct

[@dawn8525]

Yea I heard that when I was a kid too

[@thischannelisdead9108]

People: Why are you drinking tea at 2:30AM in the morning? Me: I am paying a tribute to my ancestors

[@lavya79]

Lmao cool

[@suhani551]

ASIAN COUNTRIES INVENT SOMETHING: BRITISH: ITS FREE REAL ESTATE!

[@nyltiac169]

asians invent alot... paper, gunpowder, calligraphy, fermented liquids (first alcohol), silk, fans, etc

[@ashisstillaliveandexplorin8679]

ONLY COST FEW HUMANS LIFE!

[@drawnwithlove3499]

Asians: but it's ours :( Britain, casually preparing colonization: not if it becomes ours next

[@aldriannatawijaya6737]

what a greedy nation

[@al.pachino7295]

@@nyltiac169 actually these all from China but not other asian countries

[@ninetiesangel7337]

The British: Hippity hoppity your tea is now my property.

[@rahuljosephkickyourass]

*proper-tea

[@ninetiesangel7337]

@@rahuljosephkickyourass Oh my gosh, haha!!

[@YuuneeseForever]

Why did I sing this out?

[@fabiola7815]

I'VE BEEN LAUGHING FOR THE LAST 10 MINUTES

[@Akash-bf2vf]

😂😂

[@thelonelytardis7544]

How the hell do you accidentally poison yourself 72 times

[@bulabubu]

well he was trying to identify which herb is edible for the sake of his people, so he knew the risks

[@mickeythedogo703]

and not die

[@generalnawaki]

how do you think we figures out which foods are ok to eat and which arent?

[@hanh6822]

@@mickeythedogo703 Poison doesn't have to be serious, you could have a stomach ache for 2 hours and then done...

[@averagecoloniser4586]

With great difficulty

[@nida5536]

Though this story of how tea was discovered is pretty good, i've read different versions of it in my history books. One version states that once there was an emperor in china around 6th BCE, who was unable to attend to his subjects one day. He felt uneasy, tired and unusually sleepy. So he told his servant to go get his doctor since he thought he might be sick. When the doctor came and was told of the situation, he opened his bag and took out a small purse. From it he took out a number of leaves, and told his majesty to chew them. When the emperor did so, he declared that they were bitter, and just some common leaves which wouldn't be able to cure him. The doctor argued with him, persuading him to try again, but the emperor thought the doctor was just fooling him. So he threatened that if he didn't go away from his town by tomorrow, he would cut off his head. Sighing, the doctor turned back. Just as he was about to leave the emperor's room, His servants came in carrying his hot bath. In fell some leaves from the doctor's purse to the warm water. In a matter of a few seconds, the brown colour mixed with the water, and just like that, invented the world's first tea. When the emperor saw this, he said that if he was not able to chew the tea leaves then perhaps he'll be able to drink them. He ordered the servants to bring a cup of hot water, and then put some tea leaves from the doctor's purse. He reached the cup to his lips, drank, and then broke into a wide grin. He exclaimed it was the best drink he had ever tasted! He said to the doctor that he was very clever, and would reward him instead of cutting his head. Then he told his messengers to go and inform all the agriculturists and farmers to grow this plant and serve this drink to him every morning. Since then, tea has grown in all parts of china Hope you liked my version of the story! And hey, how about a cup of tea ☕?

[@chrisxiao2824]

Can't describe how touched I was when hearing the very amazing "Shennong" articulation.

[@janyangzi]

Uncle Iroh: Euch! This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice. Zuko: Uncle, that's what all tea is. Uncle Iroh: How could a member of my own family say something so horrible!

[@Zarai_Numbers]

jan yang brummer Lol! 😂

[@xidesvan]

Iroh: I know you're not supposed to cry over spilt tea but... This is just so sad!

[@2008-wii-remote]

Jan Brummer lol,

[@Au16227]

Best tea in ba sing sei? More like coldest tea in ba sing sei

[@Katpiratefan275]

Uncle Iroh got me into tea! And yes, his reaction to poorly made tea or tea spilling is the same as his; it is a cardinal sin to spill tea.

[@kennethsatria6607]

So he was out picking and eating things at random and poisoned himself? Yeah that's Uncle Iroh...

[@saltysalty9729]

Yeah, that’s Chinese medicine ancestor story, who trying to find different medicine from plants, although as a Chinese I never heard about he find the tea

[@kennethsatria6607]

@@saltysalty9729 It must have been no coincidence they animated that. Or maybe it was this setup is pretty comical.

[@johnnyw6467]

@@kennethsatria6607 actually from the history text, he had tried out different plants to see if they are harmful or beneficial and recorded in text. However if I remember correctly, one of the plant kill him.

[@GriffonksxEX]

Precious tea... Or deadly poison?

[@israelmedina9025]

CDXDXDXDXDXDXD

[@SeaDog337]

What I find most interesting about this is how the Chinese exported not only tea but the culture around drinking tea as well. Herbal decoctions had been known about and used by people all around the world since time immemorial, some of which we still drink today (chamomile for instance). But these were considered medicinal and not consumed as regularly as other beverages. It's amazing how absolutely prolific tea drinking became in the rest of the world because of this.

[@rosethz2474]

the chinese: **grows tea trees** Britain: Hippity hoppity, your now my property

[@mmmm-uy2se]

And that’s the tea sis.

[@VanillaCat]

SourCream Vids 我愛該茶 🍵

[@fajaradi1223]

What tea fukk?

[@brokeindio5072]

Here's 👏 the 👏 mf 👏 TEA👏

[@ashjflores]

Eyyyyyy

[@ograkthemonkeyhunter2743]

@@VanillaCat 繁体很不好

[@estranged9410]

I lived in China for 3 years and I love their tea! It's so much different and better than any other tea, even Japanese tea couldn't replace the rich flavors of Chinese tea I got used to, it's certainly addictive!

[@ihatenfts501]

Japanese tea is definitely way lighter. Chinese tea has highly concentrated flavours which also made me addicted lmao

[@leogogo7041]

If you try the stir-fried tea leaves to making tea. It's stronger, like coffee, and it's drunk in parts of Guangdong.

[@lanchenbaamom5477]

@VinaigretteLady same as your sick mindset

[@anniemeridian270]

Japanese Matcha is good but it is only one kind of tea, but China has so many variations.

[@GhostIy_Games]

Oh yeah thats the opium

[@riatortilla9906]

Britain: hey can we have some tea Chains: sure, but you gotta pay for it Britain: sure, here’s some silver China: cool Britain: wait nvm, here, have some drugs

[@jayleemittens9858]

idk why they complained, drugs are expensive, was a neat trade.

[@SleepyPanda-co3iy]

@@jayleemittens9858 I mean if everyone in your own country is addicted to something that kills you would you complain?

[@jayleemittens9858]

@@SleepyPanda-co3iy we already are, it's called McDonald's and other fast food

[@sabrinamoreno300]

I heard another story of the tea. There was this Chinese Emperor having a walk around his yard. It was cold so his servants gave him a cup with hot water to drink and keep his hands warm. Then, it started to get windy and the Emperor got cold, so he took a sip of his warm water, but it tasted delicious, yet strange. He never drank something as tasty! He looked down and found out his water wasn't clear anymore, and that inside the cup there were little leaves, darkening his drink. Excited, he went inside his palace and asked his servants what those leaves were, and they told him that it was tea, a common weed that grows (and his servants can't get rid of) inside his yard. The Emperor ordered two servants to bring more leaves into his palace and asked another one to warm some water. He taught his servants to make tea, and since then, that was his favourite drink. He shared his tea with his family and friends, and it quickly became the traditional drink from China.

[@rukaiyafahmida5295]

China : *invents tea* Greece : thanks Japan : thanks Turkey : thanks Britain : I’m about end this man’s whole career.

[@jglaneuski]

ah yes, an Original meme.

[@diyadutta49]

If there is a British,there must be a chaos.

[@zammzac9344]

Jason G Glaneuski is that sarcasm?

[@kirtu9035]

india???

[@amber9643]

ভাল্লাগছে🤣🤣🤣

[@akshitchoudhary877]

Ted ed only makes freaking awesome videos

[@dingovory]

akshit choudhary Then you should listen Ted Radio Hour :) If you don't have NPR then you can find the podcast

[@rachelp2992]

Absolutely! It's the crazy awesome stuff that I watch when I can't sleep because my mind is going way too fast. By learning something cool, solving an interesting logic puzzle, or discussing complicated stuff with one of the best comment sections around, I can put my mind to work, and I absolutely love it! Plus I love tea (drinking Earl Grey right now! :D) and ancient Chinese history (I actually asked for a book on ancient China for my birthday), so I can agree 101% that Ted ed is AWESOME! also have a nice day :)

[@elng5571]

Are you getting paid for this comment?? 😂😂

[@rachelp2992]

Also, dingovory, I've started listening to Ted Radio Hour thanks to your reccommendation, and I absolutely love it! Thank you for telling me! :D

[@alexnecula6591]

akshit choudhary .b..........."

[@MrAqr2598]

I love practicing _Gōng Fū Chá_ (功夫茶, Chinese tea discipline) at home. There are still disk-shaped cakes (called _bǐngs_ ,餅) of tea, mainly of Pǔ'ěr Tea (普洱茶), which has been used in Tibet and Central Asia as currency for selling livestock, mainly horses.

[@meribarseghyan842]

As a tea lover, it was interesting to hear tea history from this perspective. I have listened to many other versions as well, and actually, we may never know which was the real one. However, the most important thing is that many cultures have rituals for drinking tea and traditional tea-making recipes.

[@robyn1258]

Now that's a movie i would watch. An English man stealing tea from china in a covert mission.

[@dr.mahmoodsamir1822]

Robyn Morton I'm afraid they'd only reboot it the moment it hits theaters.

[@remixtheidiot5771]

Robyn Morton OPERATION: STEAL A PIECE OF LEAF... INTENSITY OF ACTION INTENSIFIES.

[@sagarbehera]

Robyn Morton As an Indian, though I would agree that Tea was one of the best things that the British brought with them (though via smuggling), that covert story has brought a lot of heartache in India and China thereby starting a "century of humiliation" in both China and India. You don't know the horrors that were inflicted on those tea plantations in and around Darjeeling. I hope the movie you are suggesting here captures that side of the truth as well. Cheers!

[@desarankoe3939]

Impossible Mission T

[@fahadus]

Not exactly that. But tea trade and East India Company is a big part of the story line of Taboo. Where Tom Hardy savagely takes on the savages that were the East India Company.

[@cmo2281]

As a Chinese, I was thrilled when the narrator pronounced "Shen nong" so perfectly 😂😂😂

[@chubby_earth]

就是一个中国人

[@catoctober8005]

Same!

[@lolliii5477]

pretty much. 基本上是的。

[@nooby3604]

Coffee: I make people go nuts if they don’t have me Tea: I’m make people chill and calm

[@bethanyzhao9924]

This lady's pronunciation is great! It's so satisfying to listen to.

[@supaflylob]

moral of the story, brits stole tea from china

[@nntflow7058]

They stole everything back in the day.

[@80s_graffiti]

Dominic Tbh

[@shotgun6X]

Brits stole everything from everyone.

[@fajaradi1223]

NNT Flow Now that's why I call history

[@bobsmith4507]

oh we can lol, IF i wanted to i can hire cartel hitmen to come to london and destroy brits like you whenever i feel like, too bad the brits arent a world power anymore

[@eseguerito2629]

3:34 Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony, then everything changed when the fire nation attacked.

[@martinschmid797]

Adrian Garcia EXACTLY what I was thinking

[@shaylempert9994]

Adrian Garcia The music matches

[@mach9713]

yes exactly! it pains to realize the Hong Kong is still very different from Mainland China and leaders aren't afraid to despise the country. Can't blame them however. The two cultures have their differences.

[@tadthudz]

Shay Lempert 0

[@mageillus]

seriously I was like ... is that Avatar The Last Airbender soundtrack ???😂😂

[@robhiieghaiil7759]

I miss Uncle Iroh and his tea😭

[@webby3109]

Tea is one of my favorite drinks. I love knowing things like this.

[@frostyclamori7927]

As a Turkish, we really drink tea almost each breakfast,lunch and dinner 😊

[@nettart4924]

Eveeeeet

[@Neyobe]

Nice 🍵 ☕️ is life

[@bcfcbluenose8812]

Sames sometimes i drink 6 cups a day

[@samiam1059]

@@bcfcbluenose8812 absolute MAD LAD

[@ShaikhMaaz.]

As an Indian, we really drink tea on every occasion. Feeling sad? Tea. Feeling happy? Tea.

[@xx_dank_memer65_xx]

leaf: *falls into pot of hot water* all of China: *H M M M M*

[@PozieNayan]

Tea bags thrown to the sea. *Brits: REEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!*

[@ghost-qm2lj]

“Shen long accidentally poisoned himself” okay, that’s bad “72 times” W O T

[@tinaliu3593]

i'm Chinese and there was this British guy or smthing in my class and he was like, British tea is so amazing, and i was like do u even know who invented your amazing tea?

[@indradutta8289]

😂😂😂

[@athulkp8570]

So the history of mankind is influenced by tea. Opium war, East india tea company, British india colonisation... Didn't realize tea was this much strong!

[@koutaono5174]

Athul Kp dont forget spices, it was the reason why colonization(spain and portugal) started in the first place

[@athulkp8570]

Kouta Ono That's true as I remember.

[@athulkp8570]

Kouta Ono But in India colonisation started through east India tea company!!

[@biocapsule7311]

2 of the 3 export, Silk & Tea beyond spices. Porcelain while valuable... is the one most easily replicated, requiring no theft or drug pushing.

[@ThishandlefeatureISdumb]

Athul Kp Biscuit not cookie for the brits. Look up guy dipping tea while bungee jumping, most British thing I've seen.

[@QuynhanhPham-ur2oj]

Thanks for making such a meaningful video. Tea is very popular in my country - Vietnam. People draw a pot of tea to invite guest who visit their houses. Traditionally, in the evening after dinner, people spend time together talking and relaxing with a pot of tea. My grandparents still like doing this activity. However, nowadays parents will watch TV; the youth will go to the cinema or go out with their friends to have different types of drink instead of simple tea in the past.

[@aswiniviswanath7953]

This is not a video we want but we NEED!

[@ashenanime3300]

I originally thought that different teas were made from different types of tea plants, so it’s really just one plant with different preparations and added items? That’s very intriguing!

[@user-wx2uf5rz5d]

No, tea leaves are the leaves of different trees without any added chemical elements

[@googlechromulent2049]

"Expanding colonial influence" Is a very nice way to view a relentless invasion. :o)

[@darnit1944]

I dont know about your culture, but when we mentioned "colonial" in ex colony nations, they dont like it very much. So, "colonialism" is quite a taboo here.

[@marcoqueme2868]

@The Riddler at taking what wasn't theirs

[@sukhinwonderlandd]

@Frank 'punisher' Castle go play your video games Jimmy.

[@sukhinwonderlandd]

@Frank 'punisher' Castle no need to defend someone , who doesn't even exist now.

[@River-ov4ni]

@Frank 'punisher' Castle yep, and now Britain is nothing more than a 3rd world country overtaken by refugees and immigrants. Guess "you don't deserve to have your land if you can't defend them" eh? ;)

[@runyizhang8631]

The part that how shennong discovered tea is a bit different as we learned in China. Our version of story is he was exhausted yet teasing the medicine that he wanted some hot water to drink. While he was boiling the water the leaves of tea has drooped into the water he boiled. What’s-how he found the tea has amazing taste.

[@nayanikagoyal]

Grateful that tea exists. My favorite beverage!

[@rheangayawon287]

wow, this was a lesson in our school at my 8th grade but never presented as interesting as this. Finally understood it

[@thesecret6019]

When I was a kid, I learnt from my textbook that tea leaves accidentally fell into boiling water & the royal chef gave that water to the emperor of China. He liked it so much that he suggested him to make this beverage again ☕

[@sourdoughsavant22]

That's what I heard, but for potstickers. The chef didn't add enough water, and the Dumplings stuck to the bottom of the pot. I guess that explains a lot of food origins 😆

[@XFry333X]

First things, first. Shout out to Uncle Iroh and his love of tea.

[@vaibhavipalshetkar9509]

There are so many Avatar fans probably here.

[@wayne30047]

@Bring Peter Griffin to Super Smash Bros They are doing it bruh!!!

[@drawnwithlove3499]

@Bring Peter Griffin to Super Smash Bros uhh, maybe because we shouldn't exhaust an already perfect series until there's nothing more than a dry cheesecloth and an emptied mass of soybean mush inside?

[@minaashido1830]

YASS UNCLE IROH

[@stephento8792]

Leaves from the vine Falling so slow. Like fragile tiny shells drifting in the foam. In memory of Mako

[@abhishektilak669]

The way she's described Tea, I am craving for a Tea Now 💗 along with that Chinese ambient music 🕯❤☕

[@nileshpaul6652]

Being a student of tea science in Siliguri,India I will say thank you for this video it will help in my studies

[@betularslan910]

Turkish people are the biggest tea consumer in the world. Thank you China ❤️❤️

[@nettart4924]

WE LOVE OUR TEAAA

[@Neyobe]

You are very welcome!! ♥️ 🇹🇷

[@Hqrwey]

Ur welcome Btw sub to me

[@medaizeh2401]

roache

[@GauravKumar-qr8pt]

India - i am joke to you

[@SabinaNguyen]

TED-ed is the only useful channel when it comes to these kind of things.

[@SabinaNguyen]

Samir Yeah

[@FidaAifiya]

jchyu 제이츄 wow. you dont know youtube.

[@SabinaNguyen]

My Official Name Is In My Birth Certificate wow. i obviously don't sit and watch youtube all day. TED-Ed is a good channel I like to watch. You don't need to agree with my statement.

[@erinlee5936]

My Official Name Is In My Birth Certificate agreed! there are so many other channels on YT just like Ted-ed. @jychu is missing out. 😕

[@FidaAifiya]

jchyu 제이츄 i meant please dont judge if you dont know. by saying that youre also saying that other channels are useless.

[@12440jayjay]

Tea is a nectar of life in any place, at any time and in any manner.

[@nootly448]

抹茶Omg you pronounced it so well On point

[@Myr1cal]

Chinese people : *Makes tea* British people : *Its free real estate*

[@nguyenhoanglong420]

Well Britain doesn't steal it :))!!!

[@plant5875]

original

[@francesco8320]

@@nguyenhoanglong420 yeah they just killed so many people for it cause they didn’t want to pay as it should be

[@KDYinYouTube]

they didnt stole they take

[@jerrie1533]

0:12 So, that guy was poisoned by plants, and so he decided to cure himself by eating another plant. *_Makes sense_*

[@jerrie1533]

Now, as I wait for people to take my comment too seriously, I shall drink some tea. ☕ *sits down, awaiting raging​ commenters*

[@freefalling4271]

A clown that DOES NOT want 2,000 subscribers RAAAAAAAAAAA I'M RAGING AT YOUR COMMENT RAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!! XDXDXD

[@suryanshsomani7916]

A clown that DOES NOT want 2,000 subscribers 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@wenjing1124]

He ate it because he thought there was no way to save him and just died.

[@boisucc4524]

It honestly sounds like some shit uncle Iroh would do.

[@sayamchettri5270]

As someone from Darjeeling, India this video was a major plot twist and informative for me thankyou

[@codyshi4743]

The one beverage that I drink to help keep myself concentrated during quarantine. Say who here is watching this, while drinking tea?

[@littlepeeteir3190]

china: invents Gunpowder world: *Yoink* china: Invents Tea world: *Yoink

[@angelabby2379]

china : invents silk world : *Yoink

[@catpaws1913]

China: invents paper World: Yoink

[@troyxing8717]

china: invents compass world: *Yoink

[@maxlu8235]

@Prince Henry The navigator The World: "Get if off! Get it off!" World:money China:yoink

[@ChipNova]

@Prince Henry The navigator LOL. So funny, though I don't agree with that.

[@toddmediumwellingtoniii478]

Who is watching while drinking tea?

[@issasaga8419]

Todd Medium Wellington sorry

[@professorm4171]

me

[@Saya-ng1sl]

Me, but does milk tea count?

[@rachelp2992]

Meeee! Earl Greyer from Republic of Tea- it's like Earl Grey tea, but with more flavor! If you love Earl Grey then you neeeeeed to try it!! you can buy some here: www.republicoftea.com/earl-greyer-black-tea/p/v00583/

[@AholeAtheist]

Unfortunately I was actually drinking coffee on this occasion. Time for a nice cup of Kenya bold, though, I think..

[@riddlezastra1496]

Loved the story, the lesson, and the voice of Pen-Pen Chen's voice too :) (I didn't even know that tea was behind the story of why Hong Kong was under British rule for almost a century). Thanks guys, I appreciate it!

[@harminfigueroa7661]

thank u 4 spilling the tea

[@aabi777]

if you are dying, chew leaves

[@abyssstrider2547]

Aabidah Bata if you are poisoned milk is one of best antidotes for poison, if you are bitted by a snake severe the blood flow by wrapping something around the leg and suck out the poison with your mouth, if you were punctuated by an object, don't pull it out beacuse you will just cause bleeding and infection and it is also possible to make wound more fatal by cutting more, if there is no help nearby you should do it carefully and have something that can desinfect wound, then make sure there is no interal bleeding, if there is try to connect it with something that is desinfected, then close the wound and apply more of desinfecting liquid, be careful that liquid is not harmful to humans e.g non acidic liquids

[@aabi777]

Edin743 no leave chewing. Got it

[@abyssstrider2547]

Aabidah Bata like that will help... There is NO plant leaf that can cure poison immediately and even if there was your stomach needs to process it first

[@chrisw5953]

No take opium

[@pragha1]

Aabidah Bata Why would Chew leave you if you are dying?

[@xot7921]

As a Chinese, I hope the traditional ancient China cultures back again.

[@quyenluong3705]

Aaron L start wearing hanfu on traditional festivals. :)

[@angelabby2379]

Quyen Luong the male hanfu is a bathrobe 😂, but female hanfu is elaborate, elegant, and expensive

[@keithng5249]

Don't worry, there are so many Chinese around, you outnumber everyone from East and South East Asia combine. There is enough of you to spread the culture for 20 countries. I'm more worried about hearing too much and kills the interest

[@user-zv9mc7hi5f]

哈哈

[@xFirebird925x]

Not quite. Research more and you will see, many different styles existed (although admittedly all more "pajama-esque" than female versions lol).

[@Whyinem]

What an amazing story

[@preethamchandupatla3170]

In southern india we drink tea every evening ,and rice with curry for lunch and dinner , really the tea has become the part of our lifes

[@jayaniee]

Do you guys drink tea naturally or do you guys add some sweetener with your tea?

[@preethamchandupatla3170]

@@jayaniee ingredients are tea powder ,suger ,milk (diluted).

[@janyangzi]

Sick of tea? That’s like being sick of breathing!

[@Zarai_Numbers]

jan yang brummer Words of wisdom.

[@GiraffeVortex]

Thank you for the tea, it was delicious.

[@thepatriottz9205]

Jan Brummer my cousin sister says she doesn't like tea from that day on we never saw eye to eye

[@peteralves2280]

Jan Brummer uncle Iroh....

[@jacksonevans5679]

Jan Brummer He who hates tea, hates life

[@rakshamishra2784]

I know this comment will receive backlash but I have to say it: Tea is better than coffee! ❤️🍵☕

[@ChangedNames]

facts

[@twohandedswordsman852]

And it's not a fact

[@amigardina]

Sarthak Tripathi ;-; frickin read you baby

[@twohandedswordsman852]

@@yuetani Not trying to defend him, but sorry that's more like an opinion. Everyone have their own tastes

[@twohandedswordsman852]

@@yuetani Well, your choice...

[@russiandollie]

I love tea. There's always a time or occasion for tea. I feel weird for people who drink coffee instead of tea, I understand that everyone has different tastes but I still can't believe someone can love coffee more than tea. 😆

[@andyrbush]

I enjoyed that thank you.

[@abedc3390]

The narrator's pronunciation in both Chinese and English is very good, simultaneously. Although the storyline is boring but I really enjoyed her speaking.

[@luisgraciaschaziga8559]

Abed C3 it’s not boring but I respect your opinion

[@verysnipysharky556]

it is boring if you're Chinese, like me.

[@erincallie1993]

Very SnipySharky 额。。。==。。。

[@sasmalprasanjit2764]

Abed C3 ..Your like I like the wrap of chocolate but dint like the chocolate inside.

[@SeeMeFlee]

I think the narrator's Chinese lol

[@drewhuang5517]

(0:13) TedEd: Accidentally poisoned himself Me: What are the chances of tha- TedEd: 72 times! Me: ...

[@Awholekit]

I like how each culture has a Tea ☕.

[@narisgollinton3399]

_General Iroh wants to know your location_

[@arunimarana9125]

Avatar reference !

[@catzincatapultz3137]

This fandom follows me where ever I go, even in educational videos

[@kobegabaen57]

Yes

[@zeromailss]

Addicted to tea, at least 3 times a day, every single day~

[@ericwayne1491]

where do you live

[@johnathan5249]

Eric Wayne Japan

[@rinakihimeuirichiro2516]

Hahah same... i love tea,

[@dodom.8741]

we Egyptians can't live without drinking tea at least twice a day

[@comradestalin4826]

Same

[@deadchannel6886]

China: *invents a cup of hot water with a leaf* Britain: *_FBI OPEN UP_*

[@AlexKinPongLo]

God invents tea. Han Chinese just discovered it. :)

[@taro7145]

@@AlexKinPongLo For god you mean Allah

[@05r41]

@@taro7145 Are you a muslim weeb?

[@05r41]

@plato investigator Well yeah but it's a meme

[@majortom4922]

@@AlexKinPongLo why you did not discover it ,you are blind?

[@ChanwooPark-me1wc]

차가 이렇게 오랜 역사가 있을 줄은 몰랐습니다. 차가 처음에는 마시는 용도가 아니라 먹는 용도로 쓰였다는 점을 새롭게 알게 되었습니다. 좋은 영상 감사합니다.

[@sajrusajru6801]

Are you korean 😍👋🇮🇳

[@sajrusajru6801]

Nice thought 👍👏

[@joebiksfacts8946]

High School 1206 Chanwoo Park 11 months ago I had no idea that tea had such a long history. The fact that tea was first used to eat, not drink is unfamiliar to me. thanks for the good video

[@ninahouse1209]

I love tea because it taste very good and I have learn about the history of tea Thanks for the clip!❤️❤️❤️

[@Ruwen.S]

I love being British, but I'm ashamed most of the things we have/built the British Empire/British culture were stolen from other cultures... Tea, chips/potatoes etc

[@user-hv5fp8gt5g]

i think it was not a bad thing ,the war sino-britain war,1840s.

[@yaochang1318]

British cathedrals and castles are pretty nice. Also Britain invented badminton which I love. Paid a visit to Durham 2014. Love it.

[@Miquelalalaa]

ForTheVirtue Brainwashed.

[@Miquelalalaa]

ForTheVirtue We have the world more than we took.

[@sooniyee]

Actually tat are more british/europe culture were use in china... just u didnt realize

[@henryli4025]

I love tea such as Chinese tea, green tea, red tea, black tea, English tea, early grey tea, yellow tea and others tea . I am the fan of tea

[@reedshandmadeincense]

Wow, I didn't know TED made videos like this.

[@Annie-cs]

"a leaf got into his mouth and saved him from the poison" thats the storiest story ive ever seen lol

[@astaloteczim897]

Tea > Coffee Fite me.

[@lumbermcray5097]

astalote czim Keep Calm and drink Milk

[@yoyosun7670]

astalote czim coffee can actually be recognized as tea...

[@najihaharbainvevo2322]

chocolate drink ftw

[@TheRishabhkumar]

Najihah ArbainVEVO go away kid.

[@peachi2449]

I'm a barista and work in a tea store. I drink coffee as a necessity in the morning and tea from 3pm to bed time. Both good for what I want them for! But, yeah, tea is more enjoyable.

[@YanceyLu]

finally, a western media says something more objectively. and whoever did the voiceover thank you, she pronounces every Chinese character with the correct tone.

[@worldsfunniestvideosandbes3684]

I’m Chinese so I’m very happy that you guys did this.

[@gcgfchjkjlklkcxfxdzs]

Same goes to Italians who think they invented pasta/noodle.

[@paansukarjo90]

what I learned from the video : tea was a very expensive comodity it was only grown in china British is the first drug cartel

[@applebee3735]

You got it right.

[@rbvfeehfbudenrj]

*_Accidentally poisoned himself, 72 times_*

[@legendarytat8278]

It's very much intentional. And it's badass.

[@drawnwithlove3499]

@@legendarytat8278 Divine Farmer Shennong: Teasing The Grasp of Death (coming 2022)

[@manikandankarthik4215]

SEVENTY TWO TIMES! accidentally PERFECT

[@derisetiawan4077]

The True Nature's Drink, I Love Tea

[@dinaariri07]

I’m watching this while drinking tea ☕️

[@JoelAtico]

thats TEAAAAriffic!

[@zaheedhlx]

Watching this while sipping the best darjeeling Tea.

[@em34327]

His real name was Shen Nung it was said that Shen was boiling water for the empirors drink and a leaf flew in the water and as it brewed it turned into a brownish color and it was unnoticed, by the time he gave it to the emperor he noticed and out of curiosity he drank it and it healed him

[@paulpham144]

Cảm ơn các bạn đã dịch video này

[@tre-moon-dous6122]

How long does it take to brew Chinese tea? Oolong time.

[@helsiclife]

Syahrul Anwar omg

[@laueilis3192]

Syahrul Anwar Well it really depends Some Chinese restaurants literally just pour in a bag of tea leaves/dried flowers to the pot and serve with hot water,and it only takes 20 sec minimum, while performing tea ceremony can be pretty time consuming as there are many procedures involved,including the first infusion,the temp and amount of water used,certain apparatus used to prepare tea etc etc,there's no specific time needed for the tea ceremony,but for me personally,it normally takes around 5 mins just to prepare and to serve

[@Kindapple]

LOL

[@user-rk8bg1ym7k]

it depends on the amount of tea ur using and the quality of the tea

[@PhanaSokk]

lol at the replies.

[@arbs3ry]

Etymology of tea: Most Chinese languages, such as Mandarin and Cantonese, pronounce it along the lines of cha, but Hokkien varieties along the Southern coast of China and in Southeast Asia pronounce it like teh. These two pronunciations have made their separate ways into other languages around the world:[10] Te is from the Amoy tê of southern Fujian province. The ports of Xiamen (Amoy) and Quanzhou were once major points of contact with foreign traders. Western European traders such as the Dutch may have taken this pronunciation either directly from Fujian or Formosa where they had established a port, or indirectly via Malay traders in Bantam, Java.[11] The Dutch then spread this pronunciation of tea to Western Europe. This pronunciation gives rise to English "tea" and similar words in other languages, and is the most common form worldwide. Cha is from the Cantonese chàh of Guangzhou (Canton) and the ports of Hong Kong and Macau, also major points of contact, especially with the Portuguese, who spread it to India in the 16th century. The Korean and Japanese pronunciations of cha, however, came not from Cantonese, rather they were borrowed into Korean and Japanese during earlier periods of Chinese history. A third form, chai, is likely to have come from Persian چای chay. Both the châ and chây forms are found in Persian dictionaries.[12] They are thought to have been derived from Northern Chinese pronunciation of chá,[13] which passed overland to Central Asia and Persia, where it picked up the Persian grammatical suffix -yi before passing on to Russian, Arabic, Turkish, etc.[14] The chai pronunciation was introduced into India by the Mughals, and entered English via Hindi-Urdu.[2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology_of_tea

[@thisnthat7760]

"Chai" is Indian..

[@michyoung77]

Chai if by land, tea if by sea.

[@floatytrouty]

Historically Hokkien people along the southern coast escape as a refugee to the Nusantara (Modern day Indonesia) Archipelago, possibly bringing tea with them along the way. Hence tea in Indonesian is called "Teh" the same way as the Hokkien origin.

[@koustavchakraborty3694]

@@thisnthat7760 that's wrong actually

[@redwophyo7638]

​@@thisnthat7760 originally chinese

[@nitinjindal356]

I already have read this invention...even know about others videos for example; right and left handedness, history of tea, spotting a lier, about brain...but from videos it is way more easy to know

[@azreal683]

Uncle Iroh Will love thisss🔥🔥🔥❤️❤️❤️