Green Tea is a type of tea well known for its fat burning benefits. This is an article about the history of Green Tea and why we love it so much!

For those of you who are not aware of what green tea is, it is a type of tea actually made from Camellia Sinensis. Now Camellia Sinensis is actually known for being withered down into Black Tea and Oolong Tea. Green Tea does not use the same processes.

Green Tea has been loved in China for many, many years. Some accounts say that Green Tea started in the 3rd Century and others the 8th Century in China. Green Tea was popular in China during the Wei Jin Northern/Southern dynasties, Tang dynasty, Song, and Ming dynasties.

An account tells us about how green tea actually came to America:

"European traders were first introduced to tea in the sixteenth century during trips to East Asia. The new drink so pleased the sailors and their homelands that it became an important commodity. Even now, Great Britain's national beverage is tea, though most British tea drinkers prefer black teas. Along with settlers, tea was shipped over to the Americas, where it enjoyed great popularity among the early colonists. In fact, tea was so popular in America that Great Britain imposed a Tea Tax in 1767 that infuriated the colonists and sparked the Boston Tea Party of 1773, where 45 tons of green tea (called "bullet" tea because of its shape during shipping) was dumped into the harbor." - Greenteas.com

Today, green tea is used in many products including Ice Cream:

and green tea can also be used for baking:

Here is a video from Youtube.Com on green tea, its history and its nutrition-

Now that you realize and understand how important Green Tea is, I hope that you use it more in your daily diet. Stay healthy!