Who first drank milk w/ their tea, Indians or the English?

Question

Who started that whole concept. and also Indians from India i mean.

Answer 1

"cha" means tea is from Chinese dialect - Cantonese, and the word "tea" comes from "te" Chinese dialect - Min Nan.
"China is considered the birthplace of tea drinking with recorded tea use in its history to at least 1000 BC. The Han Dynasty used tea as medicine. The use of tea as a beverage drunk for pleasure on social occasions dates from the Tang Dynasty or earlier."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea

"As the Venetian explorer Marco Polo failed to mention tea in his travel records, it is conjectured that the first Europeans to encounter tea were either Jesuits living in Beijing who attended the court of the last Ming Emperors; or Portuguese explorers visiting Japan in 1560. Russia discovered tea in 1618 after a Ming Emperor of China offered it as a gift to Czar Michael I.

Soon imported tea was introduced to Europe, where it quickly became popular among the wealthy in France and the Netherlands. English use of tea dates from about 1650 and is attributed to Catherine of Braganza (Portuguese princess and queen consort of Charles II of England)."

According to wekipedia, the answer of this question : European is the one who added milk into tea

"The addition of other items such as milk and sugar to tea is primarily a European invention, though it has also spread to british colonies such as Hong Kong or India. Some connoisseurs eschew cream because it overpowers the flavour of tea. Many teas are traditionally drunk with milk. These include Indian chai, and British tea blends. These teas tend to be very hearty varieties which can be tasted through the milk, such as Assams, or the East Friesian blend."

Answer 2

Also just a guess, but I'd go with the English as well. Tea originates, I believe, in Indonesia ("cha"), not India, so it makes it more likely that the English have been drinking tea longer and since India was once under British rule, I'd guess they shared this tip with the Indians.

Also just guess, but the purpose of milk seems to me to cut down on the acid burn of tea's tanins. The English, having more bland diets, were likely to have found the acid unappealing.

Answer 3

english

Answer 4

Definitely English - Yummy!!!

Answer 5

indians

Answer 6

indians

Answer 7

the english!!!
did indians even drink tea?
hope this help

Answer 8

english.

Answer 9

I don't even know, BUT cream in hot tea is soooo goood!

Answer 10

english...but its just a guess...i might be wrong