Bhati Tea Stall. (Ratanada) — Restaurant in Jodhpur

Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis, an evergreen shrub (bush) native to Asia.[3] After water, it is the most widely consumed drink in the world.[4] There are many different types of tea; some, like Darjeeling and Chinese greens, have a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringentflavour,[5] while others have vastly different profiles that include sweet, nutty, floral or grassy notes.Tea originated in Southwest China, where it was used as a medicinal drink.[6] It was popularized as a recreational drink during the Chinese Tang dynasty, and tea drinking spread to other East Asian countries. Portuguese priests and merchants introduced it to Europe during the 16th century.[7] During the 17th century, drinking tea became fashionable among Britons, who started large-scale production and commercialization of the plant in India to bypass the Chinese monopoly.

The term herbal tea refers to drinks not made from Camellia sinensis: infusions of fruit, leaves, or other parts of the plant, such as steeps of rosehip, chamomile, or rooibos. These are sometimes[8] called tisanes or herbal infusions to prevent confusion with tea made from the tea plant.Tea plants are native to East Asia, and probably originated in the borderlands of north Burma and southwest China.[27]Statistical cluster analysis, chromosome number, easy hybridization, and various types of intermediate hybrids and spontaneous polyploids indicate that likely a single place of origin exists for Camellia sinensis, an area including the northern part of Burma, and Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China.[27]Tea drinking may have begun in the Yunnan region during the Shang Dynasty in China, when it was used for medicinal purposes. It is also believed that in Sichuan, "people began to boil tea leaves for consumption into a concentrated liquid without the addition of other leaves or herbs, thereby using tea as a bitter yet stimulating drink, rather than as a medicinal concoction."[6]

Chinese legends attribute the invention of tea to Shennong in 2737 BC,[26] although evidence suggests that tea drinking may have been introduced from the southwest of China (Sichuan/Yunnan area). The earliest written records of tea come from China. The word tú荼 appears in the Shijing and other ancient texts to signify a kind of "bitter vegetable" (苦菜), and it is possible that it referred to a number of different plants such as sowthistle, chicory, or smartweed,[28] as well as tea.[14] In the Chronicles of Huayang, it was recorded that the Ba people in Sichuan presented tu to the Zhou king. The state of Ba and its neighbour Shu were later conquered by the Qin, and according to the 17th century scholar Gu Yanwu who wrote in Ri Zhi Lu (日知錄): "It was after the Qin had taken Shu that they learned how to drink tea."[2] Another possible early reference to tea is found in a letter written by the Qin Dynasty general Liu Kun who requested that some "real tea" to be...

tea is injurious to health But seeing the atmosphere here, something seems different People come from far away just to have tea. Don't know what power or strength is here that pulls people towards it. Don't know what kind of magic Bhati tea makers do, people are so addicted that they don't get peace of mind till they don't drink tea at Bhati intersection.

The national drink of India is tea. I feel bad to hear this,

don't know on what basis tea has been made the national drink.

But once again see the tea picker here, all thoughts will change

I would only say that don't get addicted to it, yes I know good tea is available here,

still you should reduce the use of tea or...

I had heard a lot about this tea stall, but honestly, the tea didn’t quite meet my expectations. ☕ The taste was average — not bad, but not as special as I was hoping for after all the hype.

However, the place has a nice local vibe, and the staff were polite and quick in service. It’s a decent spot to stop by for a casual tea break, but there’s definitely room for improvement in the flavor and...