In a world where our horizons have narrowed, comforting rituals have taken on greater significance
30 December 2020 • 7:00pm
I know I don’t need to tell you this, but tea is really good for you. A Newcastle University study has found that people over 85 who drink more than five cups a day have better brain function, focus, attention span and psychomotor skills (the links between brain and movement) than those who don’t. It’s enough to make you want to put the kettle on. And on and on and on and on.
A few years ago, there were signs that tea drinking was being eclipsed by coffee drinking. A worrying, possibly treasonous, study in 2017 showed that 61 per cent of British people preferred coffee to tea, with the former accounting for 80 per cent of the away-from-home hot drink market.