When you drink tea, you may be making a mistake: 80% of people do it

17.11.2023 21:42

Many lovers of bagged tea have one habit that spoils the taste of the drink.

This is squeezing a tea bag into a cup. We explain why you should give up this habit.

Why You Shouldn't Squeeze a Tea Bag into Your Cup

First, you can simply tear the bag open and all its contents will end up in the cup.

Secondly, it is because of the squeezing of the tea bag that the tea acquires a bitter taste.

During brewing, the tannins contained in tea enter the water in small quantities, most of them remain in the leaves.

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By squeezing the tea bag into your cup, you increase the concentration of tannins, which not only make the tea bitter, but also stain your tooth enamel.

Timur Khomichev Author: Timur Khomichev Internet resource editor