South African Woman Makes 249 Cups of Tea In One Hour To Set World Record
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Ingar Valentyn, a South African national, has set the world record for making the most cups of tea in one hour, according to the Guinness World Records. Ms Valentyn made 249 cups of rooibos tea, a red herbal tea that comes from the leaves of the Aspalathus linearis shrub, a plant native to South Africa.
To achieve the feat, a minimum of 150 cups of tea were required to be made within the hour. She used three flavours of rooibos - original, vanilla and strawberry.
Ms Valentyn worked with a clear strategy in mind. According to Guinness World Records, she put four tea bags in each teapot, which made four cups of tea. To qualify as proper rooibos tea, each tea bag needed to be steeped for at least two minutes. As soon as she poured the first three teapots and added in the teabags, she quickly moved onto the next batch.
Guinness World Records also made sure their policy of no-waste was implemented during her attempt. A group of tea drinkers, comprising of local students and community members were present to consume the tea.
