f we should believe the German industrial union "Agrar" England is a country where tea is the number one only since the mid-19th century.Before that the English were fans and consumers of coffee. Responsible for the disappearance of the former culture of coffee was poor so-called "infectious fungus".The then British colony of Ceylon - Sri Lanka today - was one of the most important producer of coffee until the 1868th.year till one fungus appeared that attacked the plant and destroyed all the leaves - "Hemileia vastatrix".Within 25 years it marked the end of the coffee production area of 160,000 hectares.The farmers didn't no what to do but use the destroyed plantations for the cultivation of tea.So the Englishmen they adapt themselves and became enthusiastic consumers of tea.Although today we think that the British are the biggest fans of teas,but they consumed more coffee then tea.
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