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Podcast: We Are What We Ate: A History of Food and Society
Episode: Trailer: How Tea Shaped Empires, Trade, and Culture with Rebecca Gildea
Description: Coming soon to the podcast, we go on an engaging tour through tea's fascinating history and culture - from ancient Chinese dynasties to Elizabethan England to the implications and uses of it today.
We are privileged to be joined by acclaimed British Tea Museum Founder, Rebecca Gildea. Rebecca shares about tea's origins in China, how tea became such a sensation, and proper tea etiquette that everyone should know.
You'll learn surprising facts about how tea fueled empires and trade and why it’s so healthy for us. We'll also cov...