Abstract
The difference in preference for tea, especially for black tea, in the four areas of Shiga Prefecture, Keihin region, Hanshin region, and Nagasaki Prefecture was surveyed by questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed to young female students who had lived in the respective areas for a period of 18-22 years.
The respondents in the Keihin and Hanshin regions preferred black tea to green tea. Most of the respondents in each area referred to the taste as the reason for their tea preference, while aroma was more referred to by the respondents who preferred black tea than those who preferred green tea. A general low frequency of drinking black tea was seen in the four areas. Those who preferred black tea tended to drink more of it than those who preferred green tea. The serving methods were different in the two areas where the respondents preferred black tea. In the Hanshin region, the preference was for black tea brewed by pouring boiling water on to the tea leaves, and served with sugar and lemon or with sugar and milk. In the Keihin region, on the other hand, the preference was for canned black tea served with sugar and lemon or with sugar and milk.
