The London Tea Trade Centre is on the north of the River Thames. It is the centre of an industry of great importance in the everyday lives of the British. Tea is without doubt the British national drink: every man, woman and child over ten years of age has on average over four cups a day or some 1500 cups annually. Some thirty per cent of the world exports of tea makes its way to London. Britain is by far the largest importer of tea in the world. Samples of the vast amounts of tea brought into the country to satisfy the national thirst go to the London Tea Trade Centre, where they are tasted by skilled professional tea tasters before being sold at each week?s tea sale. It is fascinating to see them at work . Over a hundred samples are laid out in a line on long tables. Teas are generally tasted with milk, since that is how the majority in Britain drink their tea. The tasters move down the line with surprising speed tasting each sample from a spoon and deciding what is a fair price for each tea. The types of tea that are popular in Britain are comparatively inexpensive but they are of a very high quality. The best are delicate mixtures of numerous teas from different sources and countries of origin.
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