Actually ingredient purist should be “tea must be made from tea leaves (Camellia sinensis)”. Black and green tea both come from the same plant. There are people who will tell you that chamomile is a “herbal infusions” and not tea because it comes from a different plant.
If it’s not made of tea, it’s not tea. It’s an infusion.
It’s extra annoying to me because in my first language there’s separate words for “tea-tea” and “some boiled herbs-tea” that are commonly used, but thanks to lazy translation people are beginning to call everything “tea”.
Actually ingredient purist should be “tea must be made from tea leaves (Camellia sinensis)”. Black and green tea both come from the same plant. There are people who will tell you that chamomile is a “herbal infusions” and not tea because it comes from a different plant.
If it’s not made of tea, it’s not tea. It’s an infusion.
It’s extra annoying to me because in my first language there’s separate words for “tea-tea” and “some boiled herbs-tea” that are commonly used, but thanks to lazy translation people are beginning to call everything “tea”.
If it doesn’t come from the Camellia sinensis region of France it’s not real tea, just sparkling leaf water