ELI5 Tea - why should you never microwave a tea bag?

What is the difference between western and asian tea etiquette? Why do the Chinese and Japanese not put sugar and milk in their tea? What are the health benefits of tea?... and why you should never put a tea bag in the microwave!    ... We explain like i'm five!     Thank you to the r/explainlikeimfive community, and specifically the following reddit users whose questions and responses formed the basis of this conversation: queenfiasco, kouhoutek, fuzzycheddar, licencetobill & anschauung   Wikipedia Health Effects of Tea: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_effects_of_tea   To the ELI5 community that has supported us so far, thanks for all your feedback and comments. Send us an e-mail: [email protected]