The historical origin of why black tea is called black tea

One theory holds that in the process of black tea processing, the color of tea leaves becomes darker and darker, hence the name black tea. In other words, Wuyi black tea bought in Xiamen is called black tea because it was black tea when Britain imported tea from Fujian in the17th century. There is also a saying called "black" because Westerners pay more attention to the color of tea, while China people pay more attention to the color of tea soup, so it is called "red". Of course, there are jokes that in ancient times, China's green tea had to go through more than a year's sea voyage to reach Britain, but the green tea was automatically fermented in the process of drifting at sea, and it was called "black tea" in Britain. But if people think that the "black tea" in the world is the "black tea" in English, it may be a joke again. Because there is indeed a kind of tea in the world whose English name is "Red Tea" and whose Chinese literal translation is "black tea". Let's see what black tea is. "Black tea" refers to "Rooibos" tea, which comes from a wild plant growing in South Africa and is completely different from tea tree, so it is not real tea. Rooibos (pronounced Roy Boss) is a South African slang, which means "Red Bush" in Dutch. There is not much introduction to this kind of tea in China. Generally, Rooibos tea is directly translated into Ruyi Persian tea, Luyibao tea or simply Doctor tea according to pronunciation. Rooibos tea is red after brewing, but its taste is different from tea, sweet and fruity. In recent years, although Rooibos tea has been popularized as a new type of healthy drink, it has not been popularized so far. So what China people call "Black Tea" is English "black tea", that is, "black tea". The English word "Red Tea" is actually "Rooibos tea". Although it can be said to be "black tea", it is by no means real tea!

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