The history of the tea bag began in 1904, when the tea seller Thomas Sullivan began the task of sending product samples to each buyer as a presentation. In order to save money, instead of traditional cans, the choice fell on silk bags with tape.
As a result, each customer received a set of numerous bags that contained different types of tea.
But either customers were too lazy to brew tea according to the classic scenario, or the bag accidentally fell into a cup of water, but everyone liked the taste of the certified drink.
Very soon you could buy tea for a single brew in New York restaurants.
During the First World War, soldiers received rations in which tea was already in bags, but not from silk, but from gauze.
& laquo; Tea bombs & raquo; were megapopular these days, but gauze greatly impaired the taste of the drink, so the inventor F. Osborne, after long attempts, found a way out & ndash; replace fabric with manila (manila hemp fibers).
When the first machines for packaging packaged tea appeared, it became clear that Manila hemp was not suitable & ndash; production was too expensive.
And finally, by the 40s of the twentieth century, the filter paper used to this day was discovered and patented.
It consists of natural wood fiber (up to 75%), thermoplastic fiber (up to 20%) and abaca fiber (up to 15%).
Filter paper is odorless, tasteless, water-insoluble, and temperature-sensitive, so it has no effect on the taste of tea.
There have also been several attempts to connect bags, ranging from glue (toxic, decomposable in hot water) to thread dressing (unreliable), and later to metal staples.
It is in this form that packaged tea is found these days. In England, for example, they prefer round bags without thread, which fit comfortably on the bottom of the cup, in Europe & ndash; rectangular one- and two-chamber with thread, and in Asia they give preference to a pyramidal shape.
In Russia & nbsp; packaged tea & nbsp; appeared in the 90s of the last century. In just a few years, the share of these products in the total tea segment has grown from 1-5% to 50-60%.
Tea bag quality
Very controversial and controversial quality issue.
You can find packaged products, the raw material for which is high-quality leaf tea.
As a rule, such a product has a class & laquo; premium & raquo; and & laquo; elites & raquo;.
On the shelves of hypermarkets, premium products in bags can hardly be found, but a specialized online tea store such as ours can offer interesting solutions.
High-end packaged tea is available from our online store :
We are also on sale special filter bags for hanging tea .
View the full range of tea bags here
But more often you can find a situation when the bag contains & laquo; tea dust & raquo; - category D sheet
Dust is formed either by cutting off the edge of the leaf or by collecting tea debris that is formed during the fermentation, drying and packaging of tea.
In this case, unscrupulous manufacturers can enhance the color, taste and aroma of the drink with synthetic food additives.
Of course, you can buy tea in Moscow & nbsp; in bags that meet all the requirements for high-quality tea.
Such products will undoubtedly work for a quick snack or while on the road, although they will not replace the classic tea ceremony that allows you to relax and relax.
To enjoy quality tea, first of all, choose reliable outlets. A & laquo; Russian Tea Company & raquo; sincerely wishes you only easy shopping and pleasant tea parties.