For the perfect cup of tea, start with the right bacteria
The organisms near a tea plant’s roots can influence the depth of flavour in its leaves
For the perfect cup of tea, does one add milk to boiling water, or the reverse? Neither, if new research in the journal Current Biology is to be believed. What must be prepared first, instead, are the microbes.
This article appeared in the Science & technology section of the print edition under the headline “Microbe brewing”
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