Lecture 12: Stimulating Beverages 2 Flashcards
____ is a small tree or shrub with persistent leaves and pruned constantly to encourage dense growth
Tea
Where is tea from?
Tibet, India, China, and Burma; use began 4500-5000 y.a.
True or False: The legend says that a tea leaf fell accidentally into a cup of boiling water.
True
Emperor Shen-Nung, ca. 5000 y.a.
_______ is fermented
Black tea
________ tea is only partially fermented; leaves are slightly withered and then slightly fermented.
Oolong
the smallest are called “orange pecoe”; larger leaves are “pekoe” and “souchong”.
_____ tea is not fermented at all.
Green tea
______ is produced only from certain varieties that have the young leaves and buds hairy. These are collected and treated like for green tea (no fermentation).
White tea
_______ is a drink from India made from black tea mixed with spices such as cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, orange peel, nutmeg, star anise, bay leaves, vanilla
Chai tea
Preparation involved a special “device”, the ______, a metal urn.
Russians were the first to use lemon in tea.
samovar
True or False: Only rich people could afford tea in NA to start
True
What is the famous quote mentioned from the Boston tea party?
“No taxation without representation,”
The aftermath of this incident contributed to the _______and the ______.
Declaration of Independence
Independence War
______ in tea reduce the risk of cancer
Polyphenols
True or False: Tea lowers “bad” cholesterol and boosts immune system
True
True or False: Black tea is the best because it is less processed.
False, green tea
Fermentation increases the levels of tannins in black tea
Tea contains contains both caffeine and ______, which has been used to treat asthma for many years
theophylline
_____ is small, tropical tree with cauliflory (develops flowers on old branches and stems).
Cocoa
What is the fruit of cocoa?
Giant berry called a “pod”
Where is cocoa native too?
Mexico, Central America and northern South America
______ means “food of the gods
Theobroma
True or False: Cultivated for its fruit (called “beans”) which are used to make cocoa powder and chocolate.
False: Cultivated for its seeds (called “beans”)
According to the Aztec mythology , the god ______ gave cacao beans to the Aztec people.
Quetzalcoatl
The edible properties of Theobroma cacao were discovered over 2,500 ya by the _____
indigenous people of Central America living deep in the tropical rainforests
True or False: Drink made from cocoa powder suspended in water, and flavoured with chillies (Capsicum annuum), vanilla (Vanilla planifolia), aromatic herbs and honey.
True
