Tea

Today is International Tea Day. We consume fairly large quantities of tea in our household. My main source of caffeine is black tea, I stockpile large amounts of Mauritian vanilla flavoured black tea, especially for making masala chai, but I am also partial to green teas and matcha. This year, I decided to acquire a winter hardy tea plant — a variety of Camellia Sinensis (tea plant) that can tolerate temperatures of up to -10 C to be able to enjoy a fresh brew of green tea from freshly plucked leaves. As it is supposedly a fairly straightforward plant to grow, I wonder why most people don’t have one in their gardens back home in Mauritius, where we have good conditions for growing tea all year round. Camila Sinensis does well in a not too sunny spot in the garden and can also be kept as a houseplant in a spot with enough sunlight. The regular non winter hardy Camila Sinensis can be grown as a houseplant in Europe. #InternationalTeaDay #tea