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Best tea strainers for the perfect brew, tried and tested

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Many consider the United Kingdom synonymous with tea and the royal family.

While it’s indeed true that most Brits couldn’t go a single day without a proper English Breakfast brew, our national beverage has a storied history far beyond the borders of our island.

According to an ancient Chinese legend, the mythological Chinese emperor Shennong was sitting beneath a tree while his servant busied himself boiling some drinking water for his master. Some leaves from the tree above the emperor blew into his cup, and

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