In ancient times, the Chinese thought of tea as the perfect beverage to pair with food when it came to health options and balancing what went into their systems. Tea cuts oil and fat, helps digestion, and then, detoxes the liver — Not a bad item to ingest even today when eating meals like dim sum that consists of fatty pork, high cholesterol seafood, or even some questionable fermented fish. The Chinese strived to always eat very balanced meals, however, sometimes one is not in a position to do so. In the case of the ancient Tibetans, where their diet was high in animal meats and vegetables were unavailable, they relied on drinking tea with their meals to help with digestion. Tea was also considered to be quite effective against alcohol toxicity, so the Mai Tai drinker would finish off their binge with tea, to regain functionality. Tea has been a functional…
