The teabags which account for such a large share of Western markets today had their origin at the end of the 19th century, when the New York tea merchant Thomas Sullivan placed individual portions of tea in silken bags for customers to sample before buying.
今天西方廣佔市場的袋茶，起自十九世紀末紐約茶商沙利文，以小絲袋分裝茶樣供顧客試用挑選。