Talk:Irish breakfast tea

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Irish Breakfast tea & English Breakfast tea[edit]

what, if any, is the difference between these two teas? If they are the same, why are there seperate articles, or is this a marketing/nationalism difference? Markb (talk) 12:23, 22 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

As I understand it they are generally very different blends, Irish breakfast has a stronger, more intense flavor, whereas English breakfast tea may be an adoption of Scottish breakfast tea, and the English type at least tends to be blended to have a milder flavor. Whitebox (talk) 11:07, 4 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

As Markb says, it's basically down to marketing with a bit of nationalism thrown in. Breakfast Tea is just a marketing term for the everyday drinking blends that have been drunk in Britain and Ireland for centuries. It allows producers to sell tea blends at the same price point as premium single varietal teas, and such terms are necessary when marketing in countries without an established tea drinking culture such as the US. Most tea blends sold in Britain and Ireland aren't actually described as Breakfast Tea, though as the English Breakfast Tea article correctly states, that's exactly what they are. --Ef80 (talk) 14:34, 10 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely no difference between Irish breakfast and English breakfast. It is just a marketing tool which a) leverages a sense of nationalism in some people to buy a particular brand and b) allow "foodies" to proclaim some sense of elitism in their choice of tea (usually in non-tea-drinking countries. In the UK and Ireland "breakfast" tea is simply marketed as "tea". There is far more variation, in terms of strength and flavour, between different brands than there is across national boundaries. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.33.179.133 (talk) 10:21, 22 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

If the things written here are true, they need to be put into the article, and the article possibly merged with English breakfast tea. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.172.241.184 (talk) 15:49, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The major difference is how much Assam is in each. Irish Breakfast favors more Assam whereas English Breakfast favors more Ceylon. To say they are exactly the same is incorrect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.39.48.91 (talk) 16:40, 22 March 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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stub article[edit]

the info panel above says this is a stub article, while i think it is clearly written and contains pretty much everything that can be contained in relation with a diffuse term like a "breakfast tea" is. i am very satisfied with this article as it is. perhaps the talkpage info:

["Irish Breakfast tea & English Breakfast tea

   As Markb says, it's basically down to marketing with a bit of nationalism thrown in. Breakfast Tea is just a marketing term for the everyday drinking blends that have been drunk in Britain and Ireland for centuries. It allows producers to sell tea blends at the same price point as premium single varietal teas, and such terms are necessary when marketing in countries without an established tea drinking culture such as the US. Most tea blends sold in Britain and Ireland aren't actually described as Breakfast Tea, though as the English Breakfast Tea article correctly states, that's exactly what they are. --Ef80 (talk) 14:34, 10 August 2015 (UTC) "]

deserves to be put in the article as well.176.63.176.112 (talk) 14:10, 29 October 2016 (UTC).[reply]

It needs a ref from a WP:RS to go into thé article, and I don't have oné. It's one of those things that WP doesn't handle well - something that is common knowledge so not written about by somebody like the BBC or newspapers. --Ef80 (talk) 00:22, 22 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Rwanda[edit]

There are articles about tea in Kenya and in India; we think there should be one on Rwanda too.

I have created a redirect page: History of Tea in Rwanda redirects to "Rwanda". On the talk page, I suggest reasons for creating a History of Tea in Rwanda page.

Kcomerfo (talk) 14:44, 9 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]