The Hemudu people would appear to be making an infusion from the leaves, as the discovery of fragments of primitive tea cups points to this

Just about everyone wants to tell us how to make the perfect cup of tea – from Stephen Twinning of Twinning’s London (and he should know a thing or two about tea!) to Heston Blumenthal, just about every tea shop expert, and seasoned granny around the world has something to say about the right way to make tea. We all have our own idiocycratic ways of making a brew, and no one should change your style, but sometimes its nice to take a look at an age old process – like making a