Learning about Tea

:wave: hello :tea:

Learning Objective

Learners will be able to distinguish green and black tea from (herbal, fruit etc.) infusions

Learner Profile

Script

Legend: 🍵 Activity 👪 Discussion 💬 Talk :book: Slides

:book: Slide 1

💬 Hi my name is trainer name, and I would like to give you a short introduction on my favorite hot drink: tea

💬 As you might now, there are a lot of different teas. And by the end of my 3 min training, you can distinguish two of the most popular types of tea along with some background information.

👪 To get us in the mood for tea, I would like to know: What is your favorite tea?

:book: Slide 2

💬 Let´s have a look: Is your favorite tea, actually a tea?

💬 Real tea is made exclusively from the leaves of one plant: camellia sinensis

💬 All other “Teas” are actually infusions, for example chamomile tea, is made from chamomile flowers shown in this picture

:book: Slide 3

💬 Only one plant → you might think that every tea tastes the same then, right?

🍵 I brought two different beverages made from the camellia sinensis leaves for you: try them and see, if you think they taste the same

🍵 What do you taste? Can you tell the difference? Do you maybe already know what is in these two glasses?

💬 Why do they taste different?

💬 If you take the fresh leaves and dry them carefully, without breaking the leaves: green tea

💬 On the other hand: If you take the fresh leaves and crush them (for example by rolling) you get black tea

💬 Why? By breaking up the cell walls, all the different molecules that usually stay separated get mixed together and some enzymes can alter the taste of some molecules → scientific explanation for the different taste is oxidation

👪 Feedback round: Do you now feel confident to tell the two most famous teas apart?

Ellen, Rebecca, Michelle