On the podcast 'Stuff You Should Know', they claim that the Dutch were initially responsible for bringing tea to Europe. How true is this?

by TheMexicanApplethief

I'm Dutch and I didn't know this. It seems like a thing they would teach you in history class.

Here is a link to the episode

intangible-tangerine

It's sort of true but not entirely. It was Dutch traders who brought tea to Europe to sell on a commercial scale, but other Europeans, mostly Portuguese, had been bringing back small amounts before that.

http://www.tea.co.uk/tea-a-brief-history#europe