{"id":3694,"date":"2020-04-24T10:51:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T10:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devourlisbonfoodtours.com\/?p=3694"},"modified":"2020-04-24T10:51:54","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T10:51:54","slug":"afternoon-tea-lisbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dev.devourtours.com\/blog\/afternoon-tea-lisbon\/","title":{"rendered":"8 Best Places for Afternoon Tea in Lisbon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
When you think of tea, what country comes to mind? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If it\u2019s England, we don\u2019t blame you. Not many people know that Great Britain actually owes its tea obsession<\/a> to a royal of Portuguese origins. Back in the 17th century, the Portuguese had a direct trading connection with China, and were therefore the first in Europe to import and enjoy tea leaves from the Far East.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, the Portuguese word for tea (ch\u00e1<\/em>) is borrowed directly from Cantonese (ch\u00e0h<\/em>). What\u2019s more, Portugal is home to Europe\u2019s oldest tea plantation<\/a>, which is also the only one still in operation. A particularly popular local drink is ch\u00e1 com leite<\/a><\/em> (tea with milk, honey and spices). All of this means one thing: if you\u2019re looking for afternoon tea in Lisbon, you\u2019re in luck!<\/p>\n\n\n