For the love of tea

I always thought that I was a coffee person until a couple of years ago when i realised that i had started to enjoy drinking tea more. 

I'm not an aficionado by any chance and I do not have patience for tea-tasting. I like my cuppa to taste the same every time which is why i prefer making it myself. I don't experiment and generally stick to cardamom and Darjeeling teas.
 

Prahlad Kakkar with Deepak Jain, MD of D'lecta Cafe at tea-tasting event on International Tea Day

But a recent talk on tea presented by adman Prahlad Kakkar on the occasion of International Tea on December 15 was interesting to say the least. The tea-tasting session was sponsored by D'lecta Cafe, which offers a range of beverage solutions. It also offers vending solutions with tea-brewing capability and aseptic beverage creamers.

Kakkad's talk on teas was fascinating. He has been associated with the beverage in many ways. He took on the initiative of reviving the tea culture in India with a touch of sophistication, a venture which culminated in the speciality  Tea Centre, a restaurant designed by him at Churchgate, in association with the Tea Board of India - the first of its kind in the country. 

"Tea is a laxative and an aphrodisiac. It helps you go in the morning and come in the night!" he said. And that's why, he said, the two main tea-growing, tea-drinking nations are the two most populous as well. Hmmm... interesting deduction!