In America, tea has two primary associations: iced (served on a Southern porch on a sweltering day) or salty (giving some fish a caffeine boost at the bottom of the Boston Harbor). In Britain, however ...

In Britain, people worry as Houthi attacks on shipping routes in the Red Sea threaten supply chains for their national drink. Recent attacks on ships by Houthi militants in the Red Sea have disrupted ...

An American chemistry professor has a surprising thought about how to make the best cup of tea: Add a pinch of salt. Not everyone in Britain is eager to embrace the idea. By Victor Mather Can a simple ...

Afternoon tea started out as a typically upper class pursuit. Even Queen Victoria (pictured, right) got into the spirit, and had her favorite cake, the Victoria sponge, named after her. - Hulton ...

Drinking three cups of tea a day could extend your life, according to a study from Sichuan University in Chengdu, China published in The Lancet Regional Health — Western Pacific. Researchers surveyed ...

A nation of tea drinkers? No longer, if new research is correct. One poll suggests as many as 56 percent of people living in the UK prefer coffee to the more traditional British cup of tea. This is ...

LONDON — The combination of tea and salt has again threatened acrimony between the United States and Britain. Just as the Boston Tea Party caused outrage in the 18th century, when a shipment of the ...

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